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

Emma were all

bandage wrapped around her head. I touch my own and find one too. I didn’t

when it was

ambulance at the warehouse. They checked you and put on

fine“. Rowan said as if he had read

here?”

last thing I needed

all just look at me in sympathy. I

to ask all of them to

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Ethan and Brian walk

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and his shoulder was bandaged. At

longer bleeding.

you requested to hear from Ethan and here he is. Maybe he can

including our entire

pulling Letty who

she must be feeling. I introduced her to Ethan, and

a few times. She must also

say a thing”

staring intently at

right away.

did you do this to me, Ethan?” my voice

gaze burned me. Gave me frostbite. I still

he have a switch

exist? If that’s so then he was one hell

company.” He simply

that he had actually answered.

pushed back as what he said,

“What company?” I ask

invested in Companies, but I didn’t

and I don’t see someone like Ethan being interested

organization for helping children.

company are you talking about, Ethan?” I push when he

him play me like that. What was so

such a hurtful stunt.

for it, so it’s only fair that it was given

he said leaving me more

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I laugh humorlessly. “You did that for a company that I have no nights to If you wanted that company so bad, then

left in his name”

care. Everyone

even have shares

unleash chaos.

your real

talking about?” Travis booms.

bullshit”

quiet not agreeing

bullshit. I’m telling the fucking truth” Ethan grits out before turning to me. “Tell

your family. Tell me you’ve never doubted that

truly a Sharp”

want to deny his claims, but I can’t. I’ve doubted

DNA test.

and grandparents treated me since I was a kid was just so

treated Travis and Emma. I was always an afterthought. No one important to them. My

happiness always came

Emma toys and treats when they came to visit. I

nothing but coldness and indifference from

that. It made me question if I was truly one of

inside you know the truth. You know the

never felt like one of them” Ethan concludes

anything.

I didn’t want any of them to see the

for a long

you really didn’t see us as your family?”

“I was never treated as part of your family. I

at the happy family while I was out in the

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pity party you have for yourself” Emma

hell is she even doing here?” Ethan and I ask

look at him before quickly pulling my

your family, Mrs. Sharp” Brian

but no one in this room, except

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