Threats
I was shopping for furniture, but my mind wasn’t in it. I bought a new house. It was perfect for me

and it suited my style. Simple yet cozy. It was in a great neighborhood and was even closer to

Noah’s school. I loved it the moment I saw it. It also had a big backyard where Noah could play

unlike our previous house.

“Are you even paying attention?” Letty asks in annoyance.

She was helping me pick furniture my new home. It has been three days since I bought it and yet

it was sitting completely empty. I didn’t even have a bed for heaven’s sake. I’ve been sleeping on a

make shift bed on the floor.

“I’m sorry, Letty…I just have too much on my mind” I apologize.

When you have someone trying to kill you, most other things usually take a back seat. They don’t

seem as important as trying to stay a live long enough to see you child grow up.

I still get chills knowing that I was close to dying. Again. That someone deliberately set a fire to

my house. That they wanted me burned alive. What kind of a sick person does that?

Plus it can’t be a coincidence that the day of the dinner party someone chased me. Only to have

my house burned down the next day. 1

“Is it because of your house?” her voice is full of sympathy.

I clench my hands in fist. “Yes! And not only that, it’s everything. It just makes me so angry. Four

times, Letty! They’ve tried killing me four times and from what I see they don’t plan on stopping

until i’m dead. I just want to be left the fuck alone” I take a deep breath.

The people around as stare at us at my outburst, but I don’t give a shit about the scathing looks.

I sometimes felt so lost. I can’t bring my son back home even though I miss, because I don’t want

to put him in any danger. I haven’t held or kissed my baby boy in weeks.

“What terrifies me is what if they succeed? I haven’t see Noah in three months, Letty. Seeing him

on video calls isn’t the same as holding him in my arms. What if they succeed and I never get to

see or hold him again?” I ask, fighting the tears that threatened to fall.

“Uh…I don’t know what to say” she looks at me awkwardly

“You’re really not good at pep–talks are you?” I ask chuckling, wiping away my tears

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“Hell No!” She all but shouts then sighs “I don’t know what you’re feeling but I get you. I know

how frustrating this must be for you, but don’t let them get to you, cause the moment they do, you

give them power over you”

I think for a second about what little she’s told me. She was right. I can’t lose it right now. Who

knows? Maybe that is what they’re counting on. Making me lose it, so that I can be careless and

make a mistake.

“Thank you, Letty” I give her a side hug.

Her pep–talk however small, is exactly what I needed.

“Good. Now, have you gotten everything you need?” she asks. “We’ve been at this for hours and I’m

starving”

“Yeah…we can go get something to eat. Let me pay and then I’ll came back and rive the U–Haul

back to my place”

“You do realize you can just hire them to deliver the furniture right? They’ll even help you moving

to do it by yourself” she folds her

but I don’t like strangers in my space. Beside, I’m just driving it. Ethan

help move

her shoulders. We head to

we’ve chosen.

furniture store so

ask her already feeling my stomach start

greasy…is that something

I grin at her.

one pretty quickly and soon enough, we are

We basically ordered the same thing. Fries, burger, chicken wings

anything important. We joke,

moment, I forget about my troubles and it

barely think straight” Letty

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had this satisfied look in her eyes and it was

just had an

smirks. “I did, I had

there is nothing like that.

sentence.

brings pleasure and even if it’s not the same as the pleasure I

dare finish that sentence…haven’t you ever had of TMI” I look at her in horror.

want is to hear what you and Travis do behind closed

“Oops” she says sheepishly.

sister wants to hear about their brother having sex. They especially don’t want it

described.

beeps and I check

soon and I want

place”

about time I head out too. My feet are

pay our bills and

for your help

“Anytime, Ava”

she leaves. I walk

Mainly

I’d be home by the

voice makes me lift

was standing next Travis at the parking lot. She was staring

murder.

didn’t want her kind of drama so I turn about to move around them but her words stop

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back around and face her. Travis just stood

like a damn statue

what?” I ask het, my eyebrows

Are you happy now that Rowan broke things

plan all

had happened between them, but I never

things off. He loved her

know why you think I would be happy about that when

emotionlessly

shouts drawing the attention of

Travis. “Would you mind controlling your hysterical sister? The last thing

me because she thinks I had something to do with whatever

her and her man”

my sister, Ava”

sister in a long time, Travis. Or have you forgotten the

me that yourself”

I wait for the pain, but it doesn’t come. I

happiness is short lived when Emma

you think you’ve won then you’re wrong Ava. Rowan is mine and I’ll

you win. This time I will fight you to the death if

to” she

“Whoa, first of

there will be no fighting to the death. If you

for all I care, marry him, fuck him, and give

in your fucking head that

thing over and over

no

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