Ethan’s PovI escorted Ava back to our hotel room after the auction to pack and go home. Ava’s fingers kept daintily grazing over the large emerald pendant and she had a far away look in her eyes while we rode the elevator to our floor. I couldn’t tell if she really liked the necklace or if she wa
I lowered myself into the chair at my desk, files in front of me with details about a good portion of Andrew’s allies. He held some of the most elite members of society in his pocket.Assembling his connections was like putting together a puzzle while still missing half the pieces.The front door bu
Ethan’s Pov“Absolutely not,” I decided immediately. There was no way I would divorce Ava before the contract stipulated that it was time to do so. It would hurt Ava, she would ask why I wanted a divorce. And then, I shuddered at the thought, if she found out I was divorcing her for Sarah of all peo
“She pushed Sarah into the pool! What a brat!” One girl commented.“What is she trying to prove? She looks like a wet cat when she’s getting pulled out of the water LOL!” Was another comment.I rolled my eyes, did they really believe Sarah was such an angel?There were a lot of arguments breaking ou
“That was for pushing Sarah into the pool you little bitch!” The girl cried out as I wiped the liquid from my eyes. She kept berating me as I stood there, not sure what I could do. I let her scream at me, I technically pull Sarah into the pool with me.Did I deserve this?Tears started pricking at m
In the office, Ethan had his own private bathroom. He turned and got closer to me, grabbing my hips with a firm grip.“Hold onto my shoulders real quick,” He ordered. I blushed, not understanding what he was planning to do. I listened nonetheless.He lifted me up just enough for me to take a seat on
“Oh please,” I half groaned, already exhausted from what her fans did earlier. There was no energy left in my body to deal with her manipulative cruelty.“We need to talk,” She picked at her fingernails, looking bored. I wanted to beg her to just leave, to tell her that I was in no mood to even look
It didn’t feel like she was talking to me specifically any more, just that she was talking to get her feelings out to no one in particular.“I loved Ethan, I still love him. I love him so much that the thought of being friends with his wife makes me want to rip my hair out.” She scowled at me and st
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