Chapter 10

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There was a long pause on the line. Ethan finally spoke.

“I didn’t mean to push you. It’s my fault,” he said, voice low. “Just tell me where you are.”

“I’ll come back on my own.”

“No,” his tone shifted – sharp, commanding. “You’re coming back tonight. Or I’m not sure what I’ll do.”

I stared at the phone in disbelief.

“Fine,” I said flatly. “I’ll be there in an hour.”

I didn’t want him to know where I’d been staying anyway.

Ava was already pacing. “You’re really going back to that prick?”

“He threatened me, Ava.”

She sighed and grabbed her keys. “Let’s go. I’m not letting you drive.”

We sat in silence for a few minutes until Ava said, “How does he even have the nerve to act mad? He cheats, he lies, he pushes you and now he’s acting like you’re the problem?”


“He’s a control freak,” I muttered.

She looked over. “I think he’d strangle you if he found out you tricked him into signing the divorce papers.”

I smirked, eyes fixed on the rows of houses glowing under streetlamps. “Maybe I should’ve poisoned him instead.”

Ava burst out laughing. “Too quick. He deserves a slower death.”

We pulled into the driveway. Ava parked and put a hand on my arm.

“You good?”

I nodded once.

into the foyer. Ethan was already there, looking like he’d been pacing the

forward. “I am glad

As I bent

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moved to help. “Let

“Don’t touch me.”

limped into the living room.

installed cameras in the office. You can check the footage anytime,” he said quickly. “What happened today… won’ t happen

surprised. He really

between me and Chole. She’s… she’s just playful.

brow. “Cute enough to

Group is signing a

hurt your wife to please your

“It’s not like that.”

find her funny and cute,”

you,

a


think you should go on your trip,” he said. “When you’re back… we

worry.”

A

pulled me into a hug. His grip was tight. Like he didn’t

nothing. Nothing

Then thought a baby

let him help me up the stairs. When we

the pack doctor,”

said the bone was fine. Just some muscle strain. Ethan let out a quiet

got up to go to the bathroom, he

he said, hand already

stopped at the

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His hands had touched many naked women. If he touched

Then nodded slowly. “Okay. I’ll wait outside. Just call me

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