A girl named Nora.
Ava

“Fuck” ine grunted shout makes me open my eyes.

Ethan was holding his shoulder, which was bleeding

“Drop the fucking gun Ethan or I swear I’ll blow your brains off” Rowan’s angry voice penetrates

my foggy brain.

He’s the last person I want to see right now. Mainly because I’m ashamed. He tried warning me,

but I didn’t fucking listen to him.

“I have the whole building surrounded, Ethan. You’re outnumbered” Rowans adds.

Just then I hear police sirens and sigh in relief.

Ethan lowers his gun, before putting it on the ground. His eyes are locked with mine. I want to

pull them away, but I can’t. I want to be reminded of what a fool I’ve been this whole time.

“Ava, darling look at me” his voice pulls me from Ethan’s cold gaze. It’s only then that I realize

that Rowan was standing in front of me. 2

Seeing his face up close brings tears to my eyes. The last words he said to me two months ago still

rings in my head.

I keep my eyes on him as he unlocks the chains. He was my anchor right now. Maybe if I focus on

him, I won’t drown in the treacherous water of pain.

“I got you” he whispers softly, his voice full of kindness.

He hugs me to him and I have to fight back the tears that threaten to fall. My eyes collide once

again with Ethan. He was on the ground and the police were cuffing him. His wound was bleeding,

but no one seemed to care.

I watch as they take him away. My heart breaking at the loss of a future I thought we had together.

“Are you hurt?” Rowan asks me, pulling me away from his warmth.

I felt so cold now. So chilled. I not only felt the coldness on my skin, but it seeped into my

“Ava?”

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I shake my head at his question. My mouth refusing to work. Refusing to say a single word Maybe if I just pretended, everything will go away. Maybe I’ll wake up and realize it was all just a terrible.

dream

Nothing registers in my mind. I see Rowan’s mouth moving but I can’t hear a thing. I see Travis

walking with a shocked Letty and Gabe walking in with some of the cops. It still doesn’t register.

Nothing does.

I was numb. Or maybe I was beyond numb. I was completely broken.

Why did he do this to me? Why go through all the trouble to get to know me if he was always

planning to kill me? It didn’t make any sense at all.

The more I thought about it. About us. The more I died inside.

I felt us moving. Rowan’s hand around my waist. Supporting me. I was so lost in my head and my

pain that I didn’t realize we were even in a car until we hit a bump in the road.

The car ride didn’t take long. We were soon parking outside the police station.

Brian greeted us and led us inside to take our statements. I don’t remember all the things I said or

how long I had zoned out.

“Ava…” Rowan shakes me gently.

I turn to look at him, only to find that we were in a white room. It wasn’t just us, Travis, Gabe, Letty

even Emma

bandage wrapped around her head. I touch my own and find one too. I

when it

at the warehouse. They checked you and put on the bandage to stop

Other than that, everything seemed fine“. Rowan said as if he had

here?” I

I needed was Emma

all just look at me in sympathy. I look at

ask all of

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Ethan and

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handcuffed, and his shoulder was bandaged. At least I think it was, since it was

longer bleeding.

here he is. Maybe

including our entire department”

pulling Letty who had

her to Ethan, and we even hung out all

times. She must also feel betrayed

refuses to say a thing” Brian shakes

only to find him staring intently at me.

right away.

me, Ethan?”

Gave me frostbite. I

have a switch for his emotions, and he could

Or did none of it exist? If that’s so

the company.” He simply

was shocked that he had actually

back as what he said, registers. Soon, my surprise

“What company?” I ask

invested in Companies, but

was Hope Foundation, and I don’t see someone like Ethan being interested

organization for helping children.

Ethan?” I push when

know what made him play me like that. What was so important

such a hurtful stunt.

grandparent’s company…I worked so hard for it, so

said leaving me

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sense.” I laugh humorlessly. “You did that for a company that I have no nights to If you wanted that company so bad, then you should have gone after Travis

left in his name”

me, but I don’t care. Everyone knows that my grandparents and

a dime. I didn’t even have shares in the family company

before proceeding to unleash chaos. “I’m not

about your

Travis booms. “Don’t listen

bullshit”

not agreeing

Ethan grits out before turning to me. “Tell me

your family.

truly a Sharp”

his claims, but I can’t. I’ve doubted

DNA test.

treated me since I was a kid was

an afterthought.

happiness always

to buy Travis and Emma toys

I got nothing but coldness and

why they were like that. It made me question if I was truly one

because deep inside you know the truth.

family. That’s why you never felt like one of them” Ethan

anything.

didn’t want any of them to see

for a

as your family?” Travis asks in a small

back. “I was never treated

in at the happy family while

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us the pity party you have for yourself” Emma

is she even doing here?” Ethan and I ask at the

look at him before quickly pulling

Mrs. Sharp” Brian says as

you’re smoking, but no one in this room, except for Letty, is my

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