Chapter 0209

Rowan.

“Is Noah coming?” my mother asks me.

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“Not today, mom. I forgot to let Ava know, and I didn’t want to spring this on her all of a sudden,” I tell her

as I walk into Kate’s home.

It was our monthly get–together. Just like the last one, I didn’t want to be here. The only reason I was there was because I’d promised Mom that I would attend.

“I’ve missed him so much, and so has Kate. She really wanted to see

him.” She pauses. “Now that she

and Ava are estranged, the only time she gets to see Noah is during these get–togethers.”

I wanted to feel sorry for her, but I don’t. That makes me a bastard, sure, but I believe that we were all

we deserved. This was our punishment for how we

next time,” I say as

years. She would do anything for her best

there for almost

suffering when

of my hand. After all, they’ve lived here for years.

my tracks. Mom, who was following behind

asks, but I

I don’t answer. My eyes stare at her,

“Rowan? What is it?”

bobbles as I try to form

to escape. Looking back now, I can’t imagine how

Don’t think about such things. It didn’t happen and we should

how foolish

begged me to let her go because, deep down, she probably knew that I would destroy her if she stayed, and I did. I broke her heart more times than I can count. Right now, I don’t know what to even think. Part of me wishes I had let her go because maybe she wouldn’t be as broken as she is

every time I remember all

I should have tried harder, maybe then I wouldn’t have

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families have a hand

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