1. My choice

Rowan

I can’t explain the fear I felt when I saw the bastard pointing a gun at her head. She was shaking,

and tears were falling down her face. I heard as she pleaded with him to spare her, but I knew he

wouldn’t.

When she closed her eyes. As if accepting her fate. It nearly brought me to my fucking knees. If it

wasn’t for the fact that I knew she was tired, I would have spared the man just so I could give him

my own personal version of torture.

“She needs a doctor, Rowan” she says in a small voice as I kneel down before her.

I had already texted Gabe. The ambulance would be here in minutes. It’s not that I didn’t care for

Emma; I did. I just cared for Ava more. (2)

I take her face gently into my hands. Her cheek was swollen, and so was her eye. It had already bruised, and her lip was split.

My face hardened at the thought of someone laying their hands on her.

“Who hit you? Was it Ronny” I ask through clenched teeth.

She winces when I run my hand down her bruised cheek. Fuck! Her pain made my heart constrict.

I wanted nothing more than to kill the bastard who hurt her.

“It doesn’t matter… We need to get Emma to a hospital” she says as she begins to stand up.

I push her down gently and continue to inspect her. Totally ignoring what she said. Her wrists were bleeding, and her ankles were swollen and bruised.

The more I took in her wounds, the angrier I got. She shouldn’t have to go through this. Especially not when she was fucking pregnant.

“Rowan, are you not listening to me” Her tone is exasperated, and I know if it weren’t for the fact that she was tired and hurt, she would have thrown a few choice words at me.

“I’m listening, and the ambulance will be here.” I answer. “Now tell me who hurt you.”

She lets out a deep long breath. Sagging in relief against the car

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It was one of Ronny’s men. He hit me when I talked back at him” she tells me tiredly.

“Give me a facial description”

I was going to find the bastard. No one. I mean, no one gets away with hurting Ava. He was going

to regret the day he was fucking born.

It doesn’t matter. When I escaped, he found us first. I kneed him in the balls, then shot both his

thighs

I can’t help the small smile that forms on my lips. I liked this side of Ava. Loved that she was no

longer willing to take crap from anyone.

Before I could ask why she thought escaping was a good idea, we heard the sirens, shouts, and

shots. Gabe, Travis, and the paramedic reach us moments later.

Emma from Ava’s lap before placing

one of

see Ava hesitate

got shot while we were trying to escape. I tried to stop the bleeding as best as

by and finally lost–consciousness.” Her eyes were trained

she going to be alright?” she

love about her. Emma has

but that d

her. She was a fucking angel, and

has taken me this

pulse is a bit weak, but she’ll be okay once

wheel her

you okay, Ava?” Travis asks her. The concern in

in a low voice as she

needs you

to kiss her cheeks. I know it’s from the fact that she’s

push him away. Otherwise,

and I give Gabe the signal to follow

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help?” I question after watching her struggle to

looking at

up. Hugging her close to my chest, I begin

her normal fire backing it up. It goes to show

everything in the fucking universe was aligning itself. If I could stay like this forever, then it’s a fate I

be this close to her. To hold her, hug her or kiss her. I always held a part of myself hidden from her. So it makes me wonder if, had I allowed myself, would it have felt like this?

my soul?

was just getting to my car

fucking see that I

Reapers, but

news.

makes me want to pound someone. The fact that he keeps evading us makes

out there, none of those I care about would be

fucking find him” I snap

and gently drop Ava in the front seat. Buckling her up, I get in

the hospital.

we

sure you and the baby

seat. It doesn’t take us long

didn’t mind carrying her, but

her to answer

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I say when

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into my arms and carry her in. As soon as the nurses notice us, they drag a wheel chair towards

take care of her and call you immediately we have news” they assure me when

I slowly put her down

parents” she tells me before they wheel

do exactly that. I don’t say a lot. Just demand that they come

the hospital.

on Noah. The moment I got the call from Ronny, I asked them to pick him up. Once I make sure that he’s safe I head

Travis and Kate.

news?” I

“Not yet” Travis answers.

is she?” Kate asks with

in for checkup just to make sure

after James died. It reminded me of how I was overcome with emotion after seeing

nine years.

gone back in time. Back to the time when she meant the world to me. I had been so lost in

yet I had dived for Emma instead. Ava became different after that event. It’s like the Ava

done the same thing if the roles had been reversed. I bet that was her

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