1. A girl named Nora.

Ava

“Fuck” ine grunted shout makes me open my eyes.

Ethan was holding his shoulder, which was bleeding

“Drop the fucking gun Ethan or I swear I’ll blow your brains off” Rowan’s angry voice penetrates

my foggy brain.

He’s the last person I want to see right now. Mainly because I’m ashamed. He tried warning me,

but I didn’t fucking listen to him.

“I have the whole building surrounded, Ethan. You’re outnumbered” Rowans adds.

Just then I hear police sirens and sigh in relief.

Ethan lowers his gun, before putting it on the ground. His eyes are locked with mine. I want to

pull them away, but I can’t. I want to be reminded of what a fool I’ve been this whole time.

“Ava, darling look at me” his voice pulls me from Ethan’s cold gaze. It’s only then that I realize

that Rowan was standing in front of me. 2

Seeing his face up close brings tears to my eyes. The last words he said to me two months ago still

rings in my head.

I keep my eyes on him as he unlocks the chains. He was my anchor right now. Maybe if I focus on

him, I won’t drown in the treacherous water of pain.

“I got you” he whispers softly, his voice full of kindness.

The moment I’m free, I collapse in his arms. So worn out that I’m unable to hold myself up.

He hugs me to him and I have to fight back the tears that threaten to fall. My eyes collide once

again with Ethan. He was on the ground and the police were cuffing him. His wound was bleeding,

but no one seemed to care.

I watch as they take him away. My heart breaking at the loss of a future I thought we had together.

“Are you hurt?” Rowan asks me, pulling me away from his warmth.

I felt so cold now. So chilled. I not only felt the coldness on my skin, but it seeped into my

“Ava?”

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I shake my head at his question. My mouth refusing to work. Refusing to say a single word Maybe if I just pretended, everything will go away. Maybe I’ll wake up and realize it was all just a terrible.

dream

Nothing registers in my mind. I see Rowan’s mouth moving but I can’t hear a thing. I see Travis

walking with a shocked Letty and Gabe walking in with some of the cops. It still doesn’t register.

Nothing does.

I was numb. Or maybe I was beyond numb. I was completely broken.

Why did he do this to me? Why go through all the trouble to get to know me if he was always

planning to kill me? It didn’t make any sense at all.

The more I thought about it. About us. The more I died inside.

I felt us moving. Rowan’s hand around my waist. Supporting me. I was so lost in my head and my

pain that I didn’t realize we were even in a car until we hit a bump in the road.

The car ride didn’t take long. We were soon parking outside the police station.

Brian greeted us and led us inside to take our statements. I don’t remember all the things I said or

how long I had zoned out.

Rowan shakes me

turn to look at him, only to find that we were in a white room. It wasn’t just

Emma

bandage wrapped around her head. I touch my own and find

it was

at the warehouse. They checked you and put on the bandage to

Other than that, everything seemed fine“. Rowan said as if

doing here?”

last thing I needed was

in sympathy.

ask all of

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up. Ethan

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and his shoulder was bandaged. At

longer bleeding.

from Ethan and here he

including our entire

anything?“Travis asks, pulling Letty who had tears

feeling. I introduced her to Ethan,

a few times. She must also feel betrayed like I

to say a thing”

Ethan only to find him staring intently at

right away.

Why did you do this to me, Ethan?” my voice trembled as I

cold gaze burned me. Gave me frostbite. I still

went. Did he have a switch for his

it? Or did none of it exist? If that’s so then

company.” He

was shocked that he had actually answered. I didn’t

he said, registers. Soon, my surprise turns

“What company?” I ask

Companies, but I didn’t have any of my own,

I had was Hope Foundation, and I

organization for helping children.

company are you talking about, Ethan?” I

needed to know what made him play me like that. What was

such a hurtful stunt.

for it, so it’s only fair that it was given

he said leaving me more

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I have no nights to If you wanted that

in his

Everyone knows

shares in the family company

unleash chaos. “I’m

about your real

the hell are you talking about?” Travis booms. “Don’t listen to him, Ava.

bullshit”

keep quiet not agreeing with

telling the fucking truth” Ethan grits out before

felt that they aren’t your family. Tell me you’ve

truly a Sharp”

want to deny his claims, but I can’t. I’ve doubted it so many times that I once thought

DNA test.

grandparents treated me since I was a kid was just so different

Emma. I was always an afterthought. No one

happiness always came

toys and treats when they came to

hugs, no kisses. I got nothing but coldness and indifference from them. I

like that. It made me question if

you know

you never felt like one of them” Ethan

anything.

I didn’t want any of them to see the truth in my eyes. To see the biggest

for a long

didn’t see us as your

back. “I was never treated as part of your family. I

one looking in at the happy family while I was out in

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the pity party you have for yourself” Emma interrupts,

the hell is she even doing here?”

before quickly pulling my gaze

Brian says as if it

drugs you’re smoking, but no one in this room, except

would prefer if they left, especially

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