LOGINEthan’s face morphed into one of ecstasy and despair mixed together. He had found me, he found his son, but he missed the first three years of his son’s life. He missed his birth, my pregnancy, he never got to pick the name.Part of me felt guilty for hiding him away all these years, but I knew in m
It’s been three years since I saw Ethan. Three years since that night when I escaped Andrew. Three years since I found out I was pregnant with Ethan’s son.I named him James.My mother and I had run ‘Wonder Dough’ bakery ever since we escaped. It was flourishing within the new city that we inhabited
I bit my lip, hearing Ethan’s voice was enough to cause my heart to skip a beat.“If you do not back down, I will take one of Ava’s fingers for every failed business deal you cause me,” Andrew growled. I took a step away from the door, still listening. My breathing became ragged.“Why do I care?” Et
Running away from Ethan that night was one of the hardest things I’d ever had to do. Only followed by having to pretend to be madly in love with Baron.After I left Ethan in the bathroom, I went back to Baron and wrapped my arms around him. The same arms that were previously around Ethan’s shoulder
Barging into the bathroom, I let the tears of stress and heartache flow freely down my face. I gripped the marble countertop and let my head fall as I sobbed. I didn’t know how much longer I could take this.“Ava?” Ethan’s voice echoed in the empty bathroom.I quickly wiped my eyes and turned to see
Baron told me he loved me. He said he always had, even when he knew I was with Ethan. He said he loved me, and I didn’t say it back.I couldn’t even stomach the idea of loving someone like Baron back.“Baron said he loves me,” I told Andrew one night over dinner. My mother took dinner in her room, s
“I don’t need anything,” I shrugged to appear aloof. “Anything that you’re looking at in there?”Ethan flipped to the very last page and pointed to a gorgeous emerald and pearl necklace. It matched his mother’s earring and was far more gorgeous than any other item in the jewelry selection. It was de
“What did she do to you?” I turned so that we were facing each other.Ethan sucked in his bottom lip and drew in a deep breath through his nose. I waited patiently for him to find the right words to say.“The biggest thing was when she left me. I was in a bad place - a really bad place. Mentally and
On the stretch to our room, he refused to put me down. I had flashbacks to the night that I fell in the shower. The way he covered me and carried me to my bed. He had such a knack for finding me in my moments of need and protecting me from myself.We rode the elevator up to our room, and once we wer
Sarah shoved me roughly into the pool. I tried to fight back, but her strength was too much for me. Instead, I held onto her arm tightly as I tumbled back, causing her to fall in with me.We plunged into the water, my gown weighing me down as I struggled to keep my head above the surface.I never le







