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

don’t have to wait for his reply. I just know that

look before I jump into my car

VIP entrance that’s only meant for me, Gabe and any

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I nod at

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music was loud and it was giving me a headache. Moving fast

to my private booth where things are

guard at the entrance. It’s not once or twice that women tried

get free

bartender walks in with my drink and hands it to me. I don’t have

he knows what Gabe and Travis take.

in such foul mood?”

he’s the outgoing and social one. I’m

antisocial twin.

mumble leaning back

the cliff. The way she was so

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

like I’ve ever felt. It was

stopped and I saw my fucking life flash before my eyes. She was so broken

more than to piece her

had been late.

then my heart would have

forget I know you better than you know yourself brother” he takes a

name slips out of

“You care about her”

fucking care about her. She’s the mother of my son” I snap at

was spiraling out of control and

I didn’t know how to be what she

don’t know what

to open your

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about that one issue. That my concern for Ava

I would fucking know if I was in

about her, and I have feelings I

asks when I don’t say

“She’s pregnant

and an open jaw. “With Ethan’s

pregnant for?” I

expectant with that bastard’s baby just made everything more real. I had been blocking the knowledge that she had slept

was this primal part of me that wanted to kill Ethan for touching what’s mine. After that I blocked it out. Tried pretending that it didn’t happen because

could calm myself down. Her pregnancy now was proof that she did

hurts

me alone. I was planning to woe