Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

110. His confession

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I’ve been obsessing for the last few days over the note. I just wanted to nail whoever this person is so

that I could move on peacefully with my life.

I hated that I was now jumpy and scared all the damn time. Noah has even noticed that I haven’t been

myself. Every time he asks, I just tell him that I am okay when I am clearly not.

My life was so simple back when I was married to Rowan as compared to now. The only thing I worried

about was whether or not he would come for dinner or if he would ever love me. I know I used to be in

constant pain, but I’d pick that over dying any day.

I haven’t had a moment of peace since I divorced Rowan. An attempt on my life was made three times.

My car was blown up, my house burned down, and I was kidnapped twice. After I agreed to Reaper being

in my life, I thought that things would settle down, but no… Now someone was after me. Again.

“Mom, can I go over at Gunner’s?” Noah asks, scaring the crap out of me.

I try to calm my heart down. See what I mean when I say I’m jumpy?

He looks at me funny, but I ignore it and force my lips into a semblance of a smile.

“Sure, use the back door, though, okay?”

He nods his head, and I stand up. I wanted to make sure that he crossed over to Calvin’s side safely and

that he got inside his house.

“Today we are going to play games. Last time I won, this time Gunner hopes that he wins,” he tells me as

we walk.

“That’s good”

I haven’t seen Calvin since that day in my kitchen. He has been avoiding me as much as he can. I’m not

sure if it’s because he’s embarrassed or because he was hurt by my rejection. Maybe it is both.

Anyway, I’ve been giving him space because I didn’t want things to be even more awkward than they

already were.

says as he crosses

is in their house, I turn back and

not even a minute later, there is a knock on my door. I approach

wasn’t another

Fuck I’d forgotten that we were supposed to talk. With

talk was the least of my

he asks, shoving his hands

nervous. Again, this was something I wasn’t used to when it came

tell him while

needed was a note arriving while

gives me

“What?” I ask.

you would

you want to come in or not?”

my house. Without waiting too long, I close the door

someone is watching

over the past few days that sometimes it

issue the better for

bought it a few weeks ago because it helped relieve my back pain. I even

change my mattress because it made my

to talk to me about?” I stare into

Noah?”

takes a deep breath before releasing. “No. It’s

if he had truly lost his mind. What the hell was he

seem to be forgetting

this with him.

to me, please,”

about the desperation in his voice stops me. I don’t know what it is, but I don’t want to put too much thought into it. Instead, I shut my mouth and focus

if he were struggling to find the right words.

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you, he

a fish out of water. He wasn’t

and feel his

Running a fever? Or maybe I

but within seconds, his features soften. He grabs my hand, turns it, and kisses my palm in a really

I didn’t realize what a true gem I had married. In the last few months, it’s been hard to be without you. Seeing you in pain or hurt destroys me every time. It has

before me. This all seems like

“You don’t love me. You’ve never loved me. Emma is your one and only love. She’s the one that has your

bad for him, but I know that maybe he’s

make sense. How can he be in love

to me Ava” he says as the pain

again how little you care for me. You have hurt me more times than I can count, all in the name of punishing me for ruining your relationship with Emma. You held on to her for years, and now all of a sudden, you want me

it down. I have no time or energy to feel the

heartache.

regret hurting you, but if

heal the wounds I caused.”