078 My Hero

Scarlett's POV

Everything happened too fast.

I only closed my eyes for a second at Sebastian's choice, and

the next second he was on the floor, holding on to Ava's chair with her dangling in the air. I didn't see what knocked Liam Ryan over. I just know the moment he turns to Sebastian, he suddenly stumbles to the side, and the next thing I feel is a hard kick on my chair. This is it.

The horrifying fear of the loss of gravity kicks in, and I can't help bursting into shouting to let the burning fear out of my chest.

In that split second, I don't even feel hatred. He loves her, and he chose her. I couldn't expect more than that. At that moment all I feel is an overwhelming of sorrow, the sorrow of knowing that he would find out about his baby dying with me when I hit the ground. Would he be sad over that innocent little one? Or would he not be moved at all?

Either way, it's sad, and that sadness overtook any emotion I could have, and I cried,

under the claw of fear.

fell for

just as I began to fall, and the strings rein deeply into me, but never before has

Adrian's voice rises above me, "You are okay, don't move and I'll pull you up. Are you

open my eyes only to a slit, and I'm rising steadily until he puts me down on the

soul floating outside of me still, barely feeling the pain the rope left on my arm. My eyes are following Adrian but my brain can't

Why is Sebastian's annoying face stuck so close to mine? How is Adrian even here? Did he

Sebastian to the side and pulls me

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tightly, "Are you

very appropriate for me to hug him. I'm still married. I barely know this

resist the safety

other hand rubs the back of my neck like comforting a kitten. In

Adrian apologizes instead, "Did I scare

mean to...

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