Their insistence
Ava

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Howe you doing? mom asks through the phone. “And how are the baby and Noah?

Once again they were out of the country for a business meeting. It didn’t come as a surprise to me

that they had their own private jet since Rowan did too. He had his own and there was also a

family one. I have never used his. Never been inside it. Probably because we rarely went to any

trips together.

When my wealth rose to great heights, I thought of buying a jet of my own, but I quickly shot the

idea down. What the hell would I use it for? I rarely went anywhere that will necessitate me

needing one of my own. If I had to go somewhere, I usually hired one or I’d just fly business class.

“Ava?

“Sorry mom. We’re all doing well. We just miss you guys so much”

And it was true. They’ve been gone for a week and they’ll be away for another week. Noah and I

missed them like crazy. It’s surprising how they’ve become such a big part of our lives in such a

short time,

“We miss you too. Your dad says hi by the way. He said he’ll talk to you in the evening when he

isn’t so busy”

“That’s all right”

“So, have you bought anything new for the b

our months isn’t long. Soon he or she will be

here” just as always, excitement rings in her voice when she talks about the baby.

“How am I supposed to buy anything when everyone around me already has? This baby will have

more than in enough and a lot to choose from” I laugh.

The baby’s room was full of stuff. I thought that mom, dad, Letty and Corrine were bad. That was

before Reaper came into the picture.

He has been sending cute little gifts since I allowed him to be part of his or her life. I don’t even

get when or where he goes shopping when he is in hiding. Everything he has bought is in color

pink. Just like with Noah and Ethan, he also believes that it will be a baby girl.

My smile falls as soon as thoughts of him pass through my mind. I know I promised him, but I

along with Father, but he still raised

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be bom. I missed Noah’s birth so I’m making

I call you back mom? I was meeting up with Letty and Corrine for a lunch date and I see

my mood had already been

to you later. I love you

you too mom” I say, then hang up the

the table. The moment I do that,

Rowan. Sure, he wasn’t my favorite person, but he was Noah’s father. Reaper was hell bent on revenge and losing

Noah loved the same people, well except for Emma that is. I just didn’t know what to do because part of me felt like I had made a

so hard about?” Corrine’s voice startles

you scared me” I put

would slow down my beating

you saw me coming in”

was so lost in my thoughts that I hadn’t realized that they had entered

okay…I just have

Letty

my head.

how to. How do I even begin telling

in contact and as if that wasn’t worse

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with Rowan again?” Letty leans forward. Her eyes sparkling for some odd reason. Travis said that Rowan called him a few days

He stopped drinking too much after Ncan was born. Plus he’s gone radio silent since that night

my house.

believe that I punched him. It felt good because I’ve wanted to do that for a long

he drunk?” Corrine

as she answers. “Neither Travis or

Ava has

to look at me expectantly. I shift uncomfortably

it, Ava”

I don’t know anything. The last time I saw him, he turned

His behavior was odd so

“Describe odd?” Corrine pushes.

when Noah mentioned that Re-” I catch myself before I can say

ballistic saying I belonged to him

to allow me to whore

when I remember his words. Like what the

him? Since when? Plus I am not a fucking

would see the day when

says all dreamy.

she was

can’t be serious, Letty. This is Rowan we are talking about. The same

nothing to him. That

fucking guts”

I used to feel was mainly replaced by anger. All the

He is still a thorn

to the realization that he wants

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gave him countless opportunities during the nine years we were married and he wasted them all. He gave me nothing return except pain. I just

quiet Both staring at me like they want to say something, but don’t know how. For now, all I want is to let this Rowan issue go. I don’t want to think about him or his sudden change in behavior. I already had too much on my plate

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