Rushing to her
Rowan
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“Boss?” Drake called, his voice unusually shaky.
I disengage from Emma, who was lying on my chest while we watched a movie. It had taken a lot
to finally get her to forgive me. I didn’t mean to hurt her more than I already have. I wanted things
to go back to how they were when we were younger.
I was still confused as fuck and I didn’t know what the hell I was doing. Kissing one sister while in
a relationship and in love with another. I can still feel the taste of Ava’s lips days after but just like
with everything about her, I push her and the kiss to the back of my mind. 1
I’ve waited so long to be with Emma. I wasn’t about to ruin my chances with her again. Whatever I
was feeling for Ava was nothing. Apart from Noah, Emma was my world, she has always been. I
wasn’t going to let anything get in the way of that again.
“What?!” I ask him in irritation, pissed off that he interrupted my date night with Emma.
Today I was supposed to spend the night at her place. None of us wanted to go out, so we decided
on a movie instead.
He hesitates for a moment, which was uncharacteristic of him.
“Spit it out Drake, I don’t have all fucking night”
Emma looks at me in question, but I just shake my head at her. I stand up and move a few feet away and she goes back to watching the movie.
“An intruder broke into Ava’s house. I think it’s the same person that has been after her”
“What?” I snarl.
I don’t hear anything after that. My heart is beating wildly. Fear gripping me like a fucking vice. I start moving. Putting my shoes and coat on.
“Ro, what’s wrong?” Emma asks worriedly.
I see her mouth moving but her words don’t register or make any sense. I just had this need to leave. To go and make sure that Ava was safe. That she was okay.
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“I need to leave” I mumble and open her door.
getting to Ava as soon as possible. It’s like someone else was in control
I got down to the underground parking and get into my car. My heart breaking over
did he get into her house? Where the hell was Drake? I was going to fire his sorry ass and beat the shit out of him if so much as Ava’s
neighbors coming out of their homes,
a cut on her forehead, her lip was split and the left side of
I was going to kill whoever did this to her and I was
alive consuming. He was supposed to be watching over her. What the fuck was I paying him for if he couldn’t
okay?” the question draws my
was holding her hand tenderly. I wanted nothing
right holding her like she
head hurts” she
know she was fighting back tears. I can’t imagine what
alone in
her eyes and leans her head back against the
your eyes open, talk to me…tell me what
really tired and I just want to go to
tone almost brings me down
hold her. Which was just weird because
towards Ava.
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to wait for the
her cheek but I stop myself. The action would just
both of us further.
and
be here any minute, meanwhile do you mind if I asked
couple of questions?”
her head
my hand through my hair. She was hurting and
you describe to me what the man that attacked you look like?” Brian
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a deep breath. “He had a mask on, so I can’t tell you how he looked. But he
was fairly tall, maybe around six foot tall and
“Anything else?”
“No…that’s all”
say anything? Like why he was after
part of any gang but that someone promised
name
the time she finished
scared and angry I became. I didn’t want to
but here was
I was right after all. Her attacks have nothing to
Which means someone else is after her” Brian says more
be after her?” Ethan asks the question that’s been running rampant in
head.
fucking sense. Ava didn’t have enemies mainly because she kept
So why
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