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 us,

Emma were all

a bandage wrapped around her head. I touch my own

when it was

They checked

seemed fine“. Rowan said

is she doing here?” I ask, pointing

thing I needed

just look at me in sympathy.

of them to leave, when the door

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Ethan

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and his shoulder was bandaged. At least

longer bleeding.

Ethan and here he is. Maybe he can

our entire

anything?“Travis asks, pulling Letty

to Ethan, and we even hung

She must also

say a thing” Brian shakes his

Ethan only to find him staring intently at me. His emotionless gaze sucked me

right away.

this to me, Ethan?” my voice trembled as I

cold gaze burned me. Gave me frostbite. I still don’t

have a switch

when he wanted it? Or did none of it exist? If that’s so then he was one hell of an

wanted the company.” He simply

was shocked that he had actually answered.

as what he said, registers. Soon, my surprise turns into

“What company?” I ask

Company. I invested in Companies, but

Hope Foundation, and I don’t see

organization for helping children.

company are you talking about, Ethan?” I push when he doesn’t say a

him play me like that.

such a hurtful stunt.

company…I worked so hard for it, so it’s only fair

said leaving me

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I have no nights to If you wanted

his

but I don’t care. Everyone knows

didn’t even have shares in

proceeding to unleash chaos. “I’m not

your

talking about?” Travis

bullshit”

not agreeing with

Ethan grits out

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

truly a Sharp”

doubted it so many times that

DNA test.

since I was a kid

treated Travis and Emma. I was always an

happiness always

Emma toys and treats when they

got nothing but coldness and indifference

made me question if I

because deep inside you know the truth. You know the Sharp’s

That’s why you never felt like one of them”

anything.

of them to see the truth in my eyes. To

had for a

as your family?” Travis asks in a

I fire back. “I was never treated

happy family while I was out in

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us the pity party you have

doing here?” Ethan and I

him before quickly

your family, Mrs. Sharp” Brian says as if

don’t know what drugs you’re smoking, but no one in this room, except

if

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