1. That night

Rowan

“What the hell happened to you?” Gabe asks looking at the ice pack that was plastered to my face.

“Ethan” I just grunt. Not in the mood to deal with my brother.

Fuck! I still can’t believe that I got into a fight with the fucking idiot. I was just so pissed and I let

his words get to me.

“The cop?” He asks curiously. “Ava’s new man?”

At that I blow. I take the ice pack and throw it against the wall.

“He’s not her fucking man” I snap standing up.

My emotions were raw and close to the surface. I still don’t understand why Ava can’t see that the

fucker is a fraud.

I haven’t been able to get anything deeper about him. The reports paint him as an okay guy.

Nothing out of the ordinary, but my gut tell me otherwise. There was just something about him

that rubbed me wrong. Something that he was hiding. My gut has never been wrong before.

“From what I hear, he is…what happened?”

I take a deep breath, trying to cool down the fire burning inside me.

“We were helping Ava move furniture into her new house and he told me to back off. Said that she

was his and he wasn’t going to allow me to ruin things” I admit finally.

Gabe stares at me like he can’t believe what I just said. Like I was trying to figure out what the

hell was wrong with me.

“Seriously? That’s what made you get into a fight with him”

“Yes!”

He sighs before sitting down. “In case you haven’t noticed, she’s no longer your wife and given that

he is dating her, he has every reason to ask you to back off. Isn’t that the same thing you asked of

you

in frustration. Why is it that no one saw what

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about that” I seethed. “There is just something about the man

you see

losing it. First I hear that Emma threatened Noah and that

Ava made googly eyes at each

was wrong with her? She’s the most cautious person I know, yet she let him into her

question anything.

you talking about?” he asks giving me his

don’t stop pacing. I just couldn’t sit down with all

how to fucking explain it, but there is just something I don’t

feel

can’t ignore the feeling. That’s why I

investigating him.

a while and when he does, I feel

be that

would I

for Ava, remember?”

was absurd. I could never be jealous when it

and I’m looking after him. That’s

nine fucking years, it’s hard to stay

them.

stare at him in shock, before shaking my head. “There’s no fucking way that I

I stayed married to her because of Noah.

the reason I

not unusual for

couldn’t change the fact that I

stunt she pulled to get

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explain to me why you feel so

I wouldn’t have cared if she dated

fishy with that cop”

it was only making me more pissed. I thought

Instead he has this stupid notion

feelings for

nine years ago was wrong. We treated her horribly for it, but what if she wasn’t lying when she

“That’s impossible”

We’ll except for Ava. After what happened, we

easier to blame the girl who had been obsessed

both of you had made a

quietly, I stand frozen. What the

as he takes out his phone and dials a phone

doing?” I question

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