1. 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

and call my twin.

I tell him

wait for his reply. I just know that he

last look before I jump into my car and

of my clubs. I enter through the VIP entrance that’s only meant for

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bouncer greets I nod at him

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me a headache.

we get to my private booth where

at the entrance. It’s not once or twice

to get

bartender walks in with my drink and hands it to me.

he already knows. Just like he

foul mood?” Gabe asks

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

antisocial twin.

back

can’t get the fucking image of Ava on the cliff. The

step forward. The

It was tangible

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

nothing more than to piece her

don’t know what I would have done if I had been late. I don’t know

then my heart would

know yourself brother” he takes a seat opposite

name slips out of my mouth in an

“You care about her”

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

was spiraling out of control and I

what she needs. I’ve spent so much time pushing

know what

just refuse to

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issue. That my concern for Ava stem from

I think I would

I can’t describe, but love? I don’t think

he asks when I don’t say

“She’s pregnant

me with wide eyes and an open jaw. “With

would she pregnant for?” I

just shifted inside me. Knowing she was expectant with that bastard’s baby just made everything more real. I had been blocking the knowledge that

I found out, there was this primal part of me that wanted to kill Ethan for touching what’s mine. After that I blocked it out.

Her pregnancy now was

for some reason it fucking hurts and drives me insane

unreasonable. I wanted her to move on. I wanted her to leave me alone. I was planning to woe Emma and marry her later on. Yet now that I know that Ava had moved

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