Our daughter
“Please come in” Letty says behind me, startling the crap out of me.

I realize that I had just been staring at them like a fool. Too lost in my head to say anything to

them

I move aside and let them through. My mind still reeling from the fact that The Howell’s were in

my house right now. Also that they were potentially my family.

“How are you even out?” I ask turning to face Ethan the moment we were all seated.

“Bail” is all he said, his eyes looking everywhere except in my direction.

Yesterday Brian had asked me if I wanted to press charges against Ethan. He said that it would

make our case stronger against him.

I wasn’t able to give him an answer because I wasn’t sure. Yes, I get what he did to me was

horrible and I don’t know if I can ever forgive him or forget. (3)

Despite all that, Ethan has also taught me a lot about myself and life. I just didn’t know if I had it

in me to press charges,

Travis was pressing charges and so were the police department. To get in, Ethan had faked

documents. As much I couldn’t press the charges myself, Brian said that they would still do it

because they had opened a file on me when the murder attempts had began.

“I’m sorry for what my son did to you, Ava” Nora says, her voice cutting through the tense and

awkward atmosphere.

I just stare at her. I didn’t know what to feel honestly. The fact that she still called her his son

meant that she was okay with what he did. If she was, then I am not sure I want her in my life if

that the case, and if it turns out that she is my mother,

“You’re apologizing for his wrong doings and I’m going to take a guess that you’re the one that

posted his bail. If what he said was the truth does that mean you’re okay with what he did to your

who he told us you

I was too afraid to ask.

he did. It was downright wrong and

teeth. His eyes cutting through

*TS BONUS

he loves

what he did to Ava I don’t eate what you thunk smere has done, but tarmg with their feelings while knowing that you plan to kill

time Fm reminded of what Ethan did just leaves me raw It was

him. I may not have birthed him but he has been ours since he

be hurt

only to find him staring back at me.

help but wonder if this is

used

away, I pull my gaze from him and stare at Nora and

want something from me,

sorry to inform you that I have nothing to do with

point.

their shocked faces, but I ignore it. I was just being honest and beside I don’t see any

they would

truth.

tears filling her eyes.

The family that raised me didn’t love me and they’ve

me. I didn’t expect Nora and Theo to love me

the looks of

I

nothing like any of

were out of this world beautiful and I was

envelope. “I took your hair and did a DNA test.

+15 BONUS

He wasn’t lying that much is true. My DNA matched

Nora and Theo.

brown hair and your mother’s beautiful brown

know you’re the daughter that

tears start falling. It was

I didn’t know how to handle that. Every

they gave me comes to the

they didn’t want me they could

of making me stay with them, only for them to hurt me over and

uses the pet name I call Noah and it makes me cry harder. “Let

she says as she

up or coming to me. Being in her arms just feels right. I feel

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