Swallowing thickly, I shook my head to deny it.Ethan lowered his head slightly so that we were looking eye-to-eye, his expression laden with suggestions. He smirked and sat on the edge of the bed, grabbing my hand and pulling me to him. I allowed him to move my body where he wished.After placing t
He slowly got up, refusing to look at me, and went back into the bathroom to finish getting ready. I felt a little guilty for stopping, but ultimately it had to be the right choice.We still had to attend the event together. Once we were down in the giant ballroom of the hotel for the banquet, Ethan
Ethan pulled me away from the crowd, I had to run to keep up with him. He only stopped once he found a secluded decorative sofa in the corner of the room. A few people were mingling around it, but ultimately it was pretty quiet.I sat down softly on the cushion, looking at Ethan’s hard expression.“
“Hello Darling,” He greeted.“Ethan!” Sarah perked at his presence, even if he didn’t acknowledge her, “Would you like to dance with me?”Ethan blinked, his gaze never wavering from mine.“Ava, would you care to join me for a dance?” He asked, and I glanced over sheepishly at the group of girls watc
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
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
“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
“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
Ethan’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
Even if it also broke mine.“Ethan,” I gave Andrew a sideways glance, “I can’t go back with you.”“Why?” Ethan pleaded, “What happened that made you leave me?”I furrowed my brow and cocked my head to the side. As if he didn’t know? He acted as though he didn’t ignore me for a week and immediately r
Ethan’s Point of View- Ava leaving was one of the worst things to happen in my life. The day I went to work extra early, I came home to an empty house.Ava and I hadn’t been talking, but I was always hyper-aware of where she was in the house, what she was doing, whether she was taking care of herse
Ethan left after I told him who my father was. He wanted nothing to do with me, or he needed time to think it over. I didn’t know, he didn’t say anything.I didn’t see him for days. He avoided me every chance he got, and it tore apart my heart each time I woke up to an empty bed. He started sleeping