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.

shakes me

him, only to find that we were in a white

Emma were all

bandage wrapped around her head. I touch

it

They checked you and put on the

everything seemed fine“. Rowan

here?”

I needed was Emma witnessing my

answers. They all just look at me in sympathy. I look at

to ask all of

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back up. Ethan and Brian walk

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bandaged. At least I think it was, since

longer bleeding.

and here he is.

including our entire

Letty who had

know how she must be feeling. I introduced her to Ethan, and

must also feel betrayed like

a thing” Brian shakes his

face Ethan only to find him staring

right away.

did you do this to me,

me. His cold gaze burned me. Gave me frostbite. I still

a switch for his emotions, and he could just flip

off when he wanted it? Or did none of it exist? If that’s

company.”

was shocked that he had actually

pushed back as what he

“What company?” I ask

I invested in Companies, but I

and I

organization for helping children.

I push when

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

such a hurtful stunt.

your grandparent’s company…I worked so hard for it, so

leaving me

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did that for a company that I have no nights to If you wanted that

his

I don’t care. Everyone knows that my grandparents and father

shares in the

to unleash chaos.

your

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

bullshit”

keep quiet not

the fucking truth” Ethan grits out before turning to me. “Tell

aren’t your family. Tell me you’ve never doubted that

truly a Sharp”

I’ve doubted it so

DNA test.

grandparents treated me since I was a kid was just so

an afterthought. No one

happiness always came

Travis and Emma toys and treats when

nothing but coldness and indifference from them. I

that. It made me question

because deep inside you

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

anything.

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

for a

didn’t see us as your family?” Travis asks in a small

never treated

at the happy family while I was out in

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please, save us the pity party you have for yourself” Emma

she even doing here?” Ethan and I ask at the same

at him before quickly

Mrs. Sharp” Brian says as if it makes

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

if

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