Ethan's POV:I finally let out a sigh of relief that she has fallen asleep at last, and has finally given me the opportunity to breathe normally. Otherwise, she was pretty determined to kill me by any means, either with her actions or through her words… and she still might be when she wakes up. Because not only am I still lost in the mesmerizing spell she has cast over me because of that fucking kiss we shared after the starvation of eternity, but I also find myself stuck in a void of mystery regarding the words she has just uttered.Lifting her up in my arms, I start to walk inside, knowing that even though the sheer force of my curiosity is killing me slowly from the inside, I have to stay tough from the outside.For now.First, not only do I need to call a doctor to make sure she is okay, but I also have to inform the hospital that she can't make it there till afternoon. In fact, it seems to be difficult to say for certain whether she would be perfectly fine to go to the hospita
Ethan's Pov :This thought makes me so intrigued that I jump out of bed and get to my feet, walking from one end of the room to the other. With another labored breath, I realize that it has started to become difficult for me to breathe.The thought isn't just making me anxious, but the pain of reality has started to hit me from inside. The burden of the thought that I might have missed the first years of my son's life, starts to push me into the ground. The flame burning inside me pushes me towards the ground floor of my farmhouse; the bar isn't just calling me, but the bleakness of reality is making the urge for liquor stronger… demanding some kind of distraction to tame it down.Or else, my emotions are ready to rip my heart apart, and make me bleed internally.Pulling out my strongest whiskey, I decided to ditch the glass and go for a better and more traditional way to drink it: putting the bottle directly to my mouth. “Why!!! Why!!! Why!! Why do I have to be the asshole, even i
Ashley's POV:I open my eyes and immediately regret it on feeling a sharp pain in my head, as soon as I try to get up from the bed.It takes me a few minutes to regain my composure, when I notice that even though everything around me is completely familiar, I don't exactly remember where I am. Because it isn't my room, or any other room in my or Mike's house.This is when I noticed someone sitting by my side, whose head is buried in both his hands, and he has placed his head on the bed.“Ethan…”I whisper his name and the realization hits me then: we are currently in his farm house… the place which had, once upon a time, started to become my home.The place where I have spent the most memorable moments of my life… the place which has made me fall in love with life…with him…The place, where I never imagined that I would ever get the chance to return. After what has happened in our lives, there was supposed to be no chance that I could ever return here anyhow, or with anyone– especiall
Ashley's POV:“You… you love… I think I have misheard something. But anyway, I am getting quite late already. Thanks for yesterday, I need to go to my son… as he might be up, and waiting for me.”I have heard his words loud and clear, there was absolutely no confusion in hearing any single word he has just spoken. My brain has registered every single thing perfectly.But my heart… my heart has denied it from scratch, to accept any of that.I know there was a time when I wanted nothing more than that… in fact, this was all I wanted from my life… in this entire universe.This is something which I have literally prayed for, in the past. I was ready to pawn off everything I had, just to get to hear these words for once… Maybe, I wouldn't even have hesitated to beg in front of anyone, who could promise to give me this dream life of mine.If only Ethan hadn't said those words, which he did in the past… if only, he had not thought about asking me to commit the sin, which I couldn't even ima
Ethan's POV:“Mike! We are here!! The first room on the right.”Ashley tries to look past me and yells out the directions to find us in reply to his unnecessary, unwelcomed, uninvited screams.Because I don't remember inviting him to my home in any condition… and especially not right now.Anyway, I don't have the time to waste on that idiot. As it is, there is a mountain of questions– piled one on top of the other– stacked on my head.Questions which I need answers for, and I know with him present here, I am not going to get any single hint about those.“Ash… don't… please don't.”I murmur softly, looking at her, holding her by her shoulders and pleading– I know in my soul that I can give anything for this, just for a few more minutes with her.And for a fraction of a second, I can see the pain of my heart reflected in her eyes too.But before I could have continued, that idiot finally proves the proverb right; think of the devil, and the devil is here!“Hazel!! My darling!! How are y
Ashley's POV:The fear of Ethan's interrogation, which has been controlling my heart and dominating my thoughts, gets a little tamed down with the arrival of Mike, which he announces with a series of questions.And this is why I quickly narrate the directions to reach us, knowing that the longer I stay alone with Ethan, the more difficult it would be for me to hide Adrin's reality.But when he doesn't stop even after Mike's arrival, I decide that it would be good for all three of us if I left the place right away. No matter how poor or shabby I look and how disoriented I feel right now, I can't afford to stay here for a minute longer– or else, it would be too dangerous for me.So the moment I spot the opportunity, I grab it with both hands. But the moment I start to walk towards the exit, I end up noticing the pain in his eyes… the loneliness which I once felt when I first met him. The poor boy who has been greatly deprived of love, care, attention and affection, starts to appear in f
Ashley's POV:The first thing I did after entering the house was to step inside the shower, since I have already told Mike that I will be heading directly to the hospital.Because even though I wasn't completely guilty for what happened yesterday, there are still some fractions of guilt which have ended up falling in my lap, too.I have not only taken the worst decision of my life because of the internal rage I was burning with, but I haven't even cared to inform anyone about this decision in detail.Regardless of how many times I've tried to forget it, I am yet to slide the fact off my head that if Ethan had not arrived there on time, then I don't know what would have happened to me.I can't believe the stupidity I have portrayed, as I didn't even care about my son and his condition in my rage.Twisting the nozzle completely to the right until water starts to rush out of the showerhead, I sit on the cold hard ground, bringing my knees to my chest.I need time… time to think about eve
Ashley's POV:I have finally made it to the hospital, and I feel like I can breathe without feeling the weight of each breath like a burden. My son is right in front of my eyes, sleeping peacefully after having some breakfast and taking his medicines. He is healing well, and the doctors have assured us that if everything goes well, then they might consider discharging him tomorrow.Stuart finally got the much–deserved time off to go home and rest, while Mike, who had rushed to New York after leaving everything unwound over there, had to return. Although he didn't want to go anywhere after seeing Adrin’s state, I've made sure that he did. After all, I can't allow him to harm his own business when he was here because of us, busy clearing the mess that he was not even a part of.He is not responsible for anything related to me or Adrin, and the irony is that the person responsible for Adrin, doesn't even know about his existence. And even if he knows about it, I am afraid that he woul