Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 0521

"I'll talk to my parents." We turn, surprised to see Ava standing a few feet away, her focus on Travis. "Their revenge has gone on for too long."

*Not long enough if you ask me," Reaper chimes in, his voice full of disgust. "Given your treatment of Ava, I wouldn't stop if I were them."

*Seriously? And what about your brother? He played her and used her," Travis raged, his anger evident.

"True, but he'll be paying for that for a really long time... But what about you and your family? Ethan played her for a few months but ended up falling for her. You, on the other hand, have treated her like shit since she was a child. Can you really repay the damage you caused her?"

Rowan stiffens at the mention of Ethan and the love he has for Ava. I know my brother, and we have talked about this a few times. He's still insecure when it comes to Ethan. It guts him that if it weren't for the fact that Ethan messed up, Ava would have completely fallen in love with him, and he wouldn't have had a chance with her.

I keep telling him that Ava's heart always belonged to him. I try assuring him that if Ava were really and truly in love with Ethan, then she would have waited for him to get out of prison so they could finally be together... But no matter what, his insecurity still remains.

"Can we please just stop all this?" Ava asks in a whisper.

Rowan pulls her onto his lap, where she settles, melting into him. Rowan is her home. I don't get how my brother can't see that. He should stop worrying so much about Ethan.

Ava turns and focuses all her attention on Travis. "I don't want to hate you anymore, Travis. I'm sick and tired of holding on to grudges and carrying this heavy weight that always pulls me down because I simply can't let it all go and forgive."

Travis looks shocked at her words. Rowan, on the other hand, doesn't look surprised. He's rubbing her baby bump while staring at her face as if she has him in a thrall.

Travis asks

holding grudges," She takes a deep breath." One

stands up, snatches her up from Rowan's hands, and swings her around

down, Travis,

wife back. "Do that again and, best friend or not, I'll rip off your hands," he wams while trying to steady Ava,

steps back with his hands up in surrender, but a huge smile on his face. The shadows that were haunting him seemed to have disappeared when Ava told

that things are falling into place like they were

My brows pull together at the exhausted

lift a finger for the housewarming party, yet she looked like she was dead on her feet with how she was dragging her feet and her half-closed eyes. How

you," she smiles,

along with Connie and Reaper, decided to go to their homes and not stay. My parents, Rowan and Ava, are spending the night. The kids too. Gunner had permission from his dad to sleep over. Harper talked to

eleven, and everyone was tucked in

give a damn about a fucking surprise. Not when you look like

going to love this surprise," she grabs

we get in before she closes the door behind us. Walking us to bed,

"Harper"

"Sit

feet." I try telling her

tell me what

you just get off your feet? You look like you

give me a fucking minute." She snaps, her eyes glaring at me with

giving me when you are snapping and snarling at me?" I don't know