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

by yourself”

Beside, I’m just driving

move the

stares a bit before shrugging her shoulders. We head to the cashier and I

we’ve chosen.

eateries near the furniture store so we don’t have to go

greasy?” I ask her already feeling

that something you even

I grin at her.

soon enough, we are

basically ordered the same thing. Fries,

anything important. We joke, we eat and

other’s company. For a moment, I

barely think straight” Letty says, making

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satisfied look in her eyes and it was just

just had an

I had

her that there is nothing like that. Food and orgasms shouldn’t be used in

sentence.

and even if it’s not the same

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

last thing I want is to hear what

“Oops” she says sheepishly.

sister wants to hear about their brother having

described.

beeps and I

to go…Ethan will be leaving work soon and I want to be there when

place”

time I head out too. My feet are

pay our

your

“Anytime, Ava”

and she leaves. I walk the short

Mainly

by

makes me lift

Travis at the parking lot. She was staring

murder.

so I turn

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around and

like a damn statue

about what?” I ask

with me! Are you happy now that Rowan

your plan

knew something had happened between them, but I never expected or thought

He loved her after

know why you think I would be happy about that when it doesn’t concern

emotionlessly

she shouts drawing the attention

controlling your hysterical sister? The last

because she thinks I had something to do with whatever drama is

her and her man”

sister,

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

me that yourself”

keeps quiet and looks down. I wait for the pain, but it doesn’t come. I heave

when Emma

then you’re wrong Ava. Rowan is mine

going to let you win. This time

to” she spits.

raise my hand. “Whoa, first of all, Rowan isn’t a possession. He’s a

no fighting

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

fucking head that I. Do.

thing over and over again. Why was it so hard

I no longer wanted

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