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

told us you mourned over for years?”

was too afraid

means okay with what he did. It

eyes

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loves him. Itle Witten all over

but tarmg with their feelings while knowing that you plan to kill them to just disgusting and evil Letty persists

time Fm reminded of what Ethan did just leaves me raw

our son and we love him. I may not have birthed him but he has been ours since he was ten when we adopted him

Sure I would be hurt and disappointed if he

stare at the man in question only to find him staring back at me.

emotion in his cold gaze. I can’t help but wonder if this is

used to give

I pull my gaze from

something from me, so how may

you that I have nothing

point. There was no need

ignore it. I was just being honest

they would be

because Ethan told us the truth. We came because you’re our

tears filling her eyes.

I couldn’t. The family that raised me didn’t love me

Nora and Theo to love

of

sure I’m your daughter?” I ask standing

like any of

out of this world beautiful and I

handing me an envelope. “I took your hair and did a DNA test. It matched

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wasn’t lying that much is true.

Nora and Theo.

mother’s beautiful brown eyes” Theo added after Ethan.

down I know you’re

away from them when my tears start falling. It was too much to take. My whole life

know how to handle that. Every scorn I got from the Sharp family,

gave me comes to

want me they could have given me away. What was

me stay with them, only for them to hurt me over

I call Noah

it” she says as she

her standing up or coming to me. Being in her arms

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