Ex-Husband's Regret

His confession
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I’ve been obsessing for the last few days over the note. I just wanted to nail whoever this person is so

that I could move on peacefully with my life.

I hated that I was now jumpy and scared all the damn time. Noah has even noticed that I haven’t been

myself. Every time he asks, I just tell him that I am okay when I am clearly not.

My life was so simple back when I was married to Rowan as compared to now. The only thing I worried

about was whether or not he would come for dinner or if he would ever love me. I know I used to be in

constant pain, but I’d pick that over dying any day.

I haven’t had a moment of peace since I divorced Rowan. An attempt on my life was made three times.

My car was blown up, my house burned down, and I was kidnapped twice. After I agreed to Reaper being

in my life, I thought that things would settle down, but no… Now someone was after me. Again.

“Mom, can I go over at Gunner’s?” Noah asks, scaring the crap out of me.

I try to calm my heart down. See what I mean when I say I’m jumpy?

He looks at me funny, but I ignore it and force my lips into a semblance of a smile.

“Sure, use the back door, though, okay?”

He nods his head, and I stand up. I wanted to make sure that he crossed over to Calvin’s side safely and

that he got inside his house.

“Today we are going to play games. Last time I won, this time Gunner hopes that he wins,” he tells me as

we walk.

“That’s good”

I haven’t seen Calvin since that day in my kitchen. He has been avoiding me as much as he can. I’m not

sure if it’s because he’s embarrassed or because he was hurt by my rejection. Maybe it is both.

Anyway, I’ve been giving him space because I didn’t want things to be even more awkward than they

already were.

“See you later, mom,” Noah says as he crosses over to Cal’s.

I’ve made sure he is in their house, I turn back and head into

there is a knock on my door. I approach

wasn’t another

open the door and find Rowan Fuck I’d forgotten that we were supposed

was the least

asks, shoving his

something I wasn’t used to when it

tell him while scanning

I needed was a note arriving while he was

gives me a

“What?” I ask.

would put up a

you want to come in or not?”

me one last look before he enters my

is watching

past few days that sometimes

the better for my mental

bought it a few weeks ago because it helped relieve my back pain. I even

it made my back

to me about?” I stare into

Noah?”

breath before releasing. “No.

stare at him, confused, wondering if he had truly lost his mind.

Rowan. You seem to be

him. Not when I had so

to me, please,” he

know what it is, but I don’t want to put too much thought into it. Instead, I shut

a while, as if he were struggling to find the right

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you,

open, and I gape at him like a fish out of water. He wasn’t seated that far from me,

his forehead for a

Running a fever? Or maybe I just didn’t

me, but within seconds, his features soften. He grabs my hand, turns it,

then. I was so overcome with bitterness and anger that I didn’t realize what a true gem I had married. In the last few months, it’s been hard to be without you. Seeing you in pain or hurt destroys me every

stunned, as he gets out of the chair and kneels before me. This all seems like a dream. It’s like I am in a completely

me. You’ve never loved me. Emma is your one and only love. She’s the one that has your heart,

for him, but I know that maybe

just doesn’t make sense. How can he be in love with

to me Ava” he says as the pain

little you care for me. You have hurt me more times than I can count, all in the name of punishing me for ruining your

back up, but I force it down. I have no time or energy

heartache.

much I regret hurting you, but