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

we were in

even Emma were all

touch my

when it

ambulance at the warehouse. They checked you and put on

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

is she doing here?” I ask, pointing

last thing I needed was Emma witnessing

in sympathy. I look at the floor,

of

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Ethan

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handcuffed, and his shoulder was bandaged. At least I think

longer bleeding.

and here he is. Maybe he can tell

our entire department” Brian

pulling Letty who had tears in

her to

must also feel betrayed

say a

find him staring intently at

right away.

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

me. Gave me frostbite. I still don’t know where

a switch for his emotions,

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

wanted the company.”

that he had actually answered. I didn’t

is pushed back as what he

“What company?” I ask

have a Company. I invested in Companies, but I didn’t have any of my own,

Hope Foundation, and I

organization for helping children.

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

like that. What was

such a hurtful stunt.

so hard for it, so it’s

he said leaving

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for a company that I have no nights to If you wanted that company so bad,

his

giares at me, but I don’t care. Everyone knows that my grandparents and father

I didn’t even have shares in the family company

tiredly before proceeding to unleash chaos.

your real

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

bullshit”

quiet not

Ethan grits

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

truly a Sharp”

to deny his claims, but I can’t. I’ve doubted it

DNA test.

me since I was

treated Travis and Emma. I was always an afterthought.

always came

Travis and Emma toys and treats when they

I got nothing

me question if I was

anything because deep inside you know the truth. You

felt like one of them”

anything.

them to see the

for a

see us as your family?” Travis asks in a small

I fire back. “I was never

at the happy family while I was out in the

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save us the pity party you have for yourself” Emma

even doing here?” Ethan

him before quickly pulling my

family, Mrs. Sharp” Brian says as if it

one in this

prefer if they

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