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

were in a white room. It wasn’t just

Emma were all

touch my

it

warehouse. They checked you and put on the

seemed fine“. Rowan

she doing here?”

thing I needed was Emma witnessing my

look at me in sympathy. I look at the

of them to leave, when

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Ethan and

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handcuffed, and his shoulder was bandaged. At least

longer bleeding.

and here he is. Maybe he can tell you

entire department” Brian

hasn’t said anything?“Travis asks, pulling Letty who had tears in her eyes,

feeling. I introduced her to Ethan, and we even

times. She must also feel betrayed like

refuses to say a thing” Brian shakes

Ethan only to find him staring intently at me.

right away.

to me, Ethan?” my

Gave me

went. Did he have a switch

it exist? If that’s so then he

the company.” He simply

actually

he said, registers.

“What company?” I ask

invested in Companies, but I

and I don’t see someone like Ethan

organization for helping children.

about, Ethan?” I

know what made him play me like that. What

such a hurtful stunt.

hard for it, so it’s only

he said leaving

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any sense.” I laugh humorlessly. “You did that for a company that I have no nights to If you wanted that company so bad, then you should have gone

in his

giares at me, but I don’t care. Everyone knows

a dime. I didn’t even have shares

before proceeding to unleash chaos. “I’m not talking

your

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

bullshit”

keep quiet not agreeing with

the fucking truth” Ethan grits out

you’ve never felt that they aren’t your family. Tell

truly a Sharp”

I’ve doubted it so many

DNA test.

treated me since I

Travis and Emma. I was always an afterthought. No one important to them. My

always came

Travis and Emma toys and treats when they

no kisses. I got nothing but coldness and indifference from

me question if I was

deep inside you know the truth.

you never felt like one of them” Ethan concludes when I

anything.

of them to see the truth in my eyes.

had for a long

your family?” Travis asks in

you?” I fire back. “I was never treated as

at the happy family while I was

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save us the pity party you

even doing here?” Ethan and I ask at the

at him before

Sharp” Brian says as if it makes

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

if

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