Eye opener
Rowan.
I sat at my desk going through some papers that needed my attention. I try to focus but I can’t. My
mind still on the fact that Ava ignored my call yet again. If it wasn’t for hiring Lydia, I doubt I
would ever know how she was fairing.
I still can’t believe how much she’s fucking changed. It was safe to say that the AvaI knew was
long gone and in her place is a total stranger.
When Emma decided that she was moving back, I was afraid that Ava would cause us problems.
That she would be a nuisance like she was back when she was a teenager. She proved me wrong
though.
I should be happy that she was keeping her distance. That she wasn’t causing me trouble, but a
part of me was bothered by it. It was so fucking strange how bothered I was and I hated how she
was now constantly on my fucking mind.
I eventually give up on trying to focus and stand up. Moving to the windows, I stare outside, trying
to clear Ava from my mind.
“Sir, the chief inspector is here” Christine, my secretary tells me.
I was so lost in thought that I didn’t even hear her entering my office.
“Let him in” I turn to face her before going back to my chair.
Brian, the chief enters just as I was settling down. We shake hands and then he takes his seat.
“Do you have anything for me?” I ask him.
Brian was around sixty years. Despite his age, he was still fit and on top of that, he was still sharp.
He was a retired detective and had also served in the army when he was younger.
“Nothing yet…we can’t find the gang and we don’t have anything that connects them to the two
your ex–wife was
was shot and killed. The gang seemed to
got to be something, anything that could help us figure out why the fuck
be going after her, she was right. If we’re being honest, given how
sense at all.
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whoever they are know what they’re doing. They’re professionals. There hasn’t been a single clue at the crime
starting point” he says
affects him too. He is the best at what he does and
fact that he is yet
direction, pisses him
like what
has happened in the past few weeks, then yes….there is
or the persons
bone. I don’t want to think of
fucking target on
stand up and dismiss him “Keep me updated if something
stands up and shakes my
I’m left once again alone, with the
phone, I ring Christine. She picks up immediately, not
command her before
the head of my security team
“You called boss”
unnaturally deep, but it might be because he once got his throat slit. The doctors were able to save
Ava twenty four seven. Close enough to step in if
in danger?”
second, am
me strangely but he
it, boss” he says then he’s
Ava. I mean damn it, we were married. I am influential and have enemies but I never even assigned
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me. Why I was all of a sudden interested in her safety and wellbeing. Everyone could join the club
feeling
supposed to meet with Travis and Gabe for drinks at six thirty before
my office. I was in a mood so none of my employees even dared to bid
and immediately head to the private section. This was
being a pussy” Gabe grumbles before gulping his drink and looking at Travis in
I
He looked like shit.
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