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Ava.

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I am still recovering from my attack. I am mentally and physically battered and I just want all this

to be over. Three times someone has tried to kill me. Three times I managed to survive. I just don’t

know when my luck will run out because at this point whoever wants me dead seems hell–bent on

making sure I don’t see Noah again.

I shiver when I remember how close to meeting my maker I had been. He had been right there in

my house. He’d planned to rape me there before killing me. Tears fill my eyes and it takes

everything in me not to let them fall.

I’ve cried enough this past few days. I was tired of it, but I just didn’t understand why. Why would

anyone want me dead? I haven’t wronged anyone, well except for Emma. Even with her, she was

now with Rowan so that should have absolved me of my sins. I didn’t deserve what was happening

to me.

My greatest fear was that they succeed. It would mean that I don’t get to see my boy growing up.

That I would miss all the milestones in his life and it saddened me. The thought of that potential

future broke my heart into a million different pieces.

“Are you okay miss?” someone asks me.

I look up to find an elderly woman staring at me with concern. Her kind eyes assessing my face. It

was still a bit bruised but at least the swelling had gone down. Now I just had the healing lip,

black eye and purple cheek.

“I’m okay, thank you” I try to smile, but I just don’t feel like it.

I’ve been in a kind of funk since my attack happened. I’m just going through the motions. Nothing

feels real, it all just feels like a bad dream. I was still waiting for myself to wake up. Deep down I

know that this is real, but a part of me thinks if just pretend then it will all go away.

“You don’t look okay…Do you want me to call someone for you?” she asks.

the world would be a better place. I’m

an isle in a store because she noticed that I was

no need. I’m okay, just a bit overwhelmed” I assure

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smile. I was

to be

my hand. “Things will get

that she gives me one final look before leaving. I heave a sigh of relief

look like hell” the annoying mocking voice

wasn’t in any mood to

but like always it seems like she wants

your in place when you tried stealing

secretary sneers.

baiting me and I knew it. Everyone in the city knew

had managed to leak the story

out about the previous attempts

out who had leaked the

has never liked me. She would always take any chance she got to put

a part. Of course Rowan never believed me when I told him

that I’m the one that probably provoked her first.

trying to achieve when I

I

stating facts. I wouldn’t be

was a woman you tried stealing her man, after all, that’s what you are

because

then back up. She looked elegant and impeccable

a few rounds with a

me the

It’s tiring hearing the same shit over and over

because I talked back. It’s something I’ve

getting on Rowan’s bad side. This time though,

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evil smile. “How does it

with

I’m slowly starting to kill the love I have for him. It also helps

everything to get me out of the way thinking Rowan will notice you. Even when we were married, you tried your best to seduce him but he never reciprocated. Sure, he didn’t love me but I was his wife while you were nothing but a mere secretary one he had no interest in. So, I pose the same question back, how does it feel to know you will never be his woman? That he will never see you as anything other than his secretary. How does it feel to know that he doesn’t consider you woman enough? That he preferred to fuck me even though he hated me rather than take you as his mistress? And how does it feel to know that you won’t stand a chance now that Emma was back?” I smirk, feeling happy that I

snarls

side step her in time and she trips on her extremely

think when I take the carton of milk in my

throw it at her.

watch as it drenches her dress. Both of us staring

cry, she comes at me. Seething and screaming like a banshee. I take

and throw it at

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