Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

61. Her life line

Rowan

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Fuck run my hand through my hair as I watch her sleep. Tears tracks were still visible on her

cheeks and it breaks me seeing her so broken.

Ava has always been fucking good at hiding her feelings. Today she didn’t and it was fucking raw

It was drowning her and without even her realizing it, she was drowning me along with her.

I take a seat near her sleeping form. I push my fingers through her hair as I massage her scalp

gently. How the fuck have I never realized how soft and thick her hair is? It was bliss just

touching it.

She sighs in her sleep in contentment. Her face relaxed. All the pain from earlier melted away. In

her sleep, she’s at a peace. She doesn’t have shadows accosting her.

I know it’s fucking creepy, but watching her sleep has become my favorite thing. I did the same

thing yesterday and here I am doing it today. She’s so beautiful it hurts. Even with dark under

eyes, she’s still stunning. I don’t know the fuck I ever thought she couldn’t compare to Emma.

I softly kiss her cheeks before standing up. I am reluctant to leave. I fight the part of me that

wants to pull the covers and slide in next to her. I don’t know where this need is coming from. It

was never there when we were married. Back then, I didn’t want her next to me. I always avoided

cuddling. Right now though, it’s all I can fucking think of.

I force myself to leave her room and walk out of her house. Taking a breath, I contemplate going

back, but I don’t. I know she won’t appreciate me being in bed with her. She might have accepted

my comfort, but that doesn’t mean she’s forgiven me for my part in hurting her.

I haven’t even asked for her forgiveness for heaven’s sake. I should and I will. I just need her to be

more stable when I do. 2

phone and call my twin. He picks up on

the club” I tell him before hanging up.

to wait for his reply.

house one last look before I jump into my car and drive away. About half

clubs. I enter through the VIP entrance that’s only meant for me,

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I nod at him then enter

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and it was giving me a headache. Moving fast as the bouncer parts

to my private booth where things

It’s not once

get free

hands it to

like he knows what Gabe and Travis take.

in such foul mood?” Gabe asks

by three minutes. While he’s the outgoing and social one. I’m the

antisocial twin.

I mumble leaning back in my chair.

get the fucking image of Ava on the cliff. The way she was so close

when she took a hesitant step forward. The fear that had encased me was

like I’ve ever felt. It was tangible and

fucking life flash before my eyes. She was so broken

more than to piece

had been late. I don’t know why, but I know that if she

would have died with

you know yourself brother” he takes a seat opposite

her name slips out of my mouth in an anguished

“You care about her”

fucking care about her. She’s the mother of my

spiraling out of control and I just

her. I didn’t know how to be what she needs.

what

than that big brother, you just refuse to

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on about that one issue. That

would

and I have feelings I can’t

when I

“She’s pregnant

wide eyes and an open

would she pregnant for?” I

shifted inside me. Knowing she was expectant with that bastard’s baby just

this primal part of me that wanted to kill Ethan for touching what’s mine. After that I blocked it out. Tried pretending that

Her pregnancy now was

reason it fucking hurts and

to leave me alone. I was planning to woe Emma and marry her later on. Yet now that I