“I want to tell you, though. He’s confusing and I’m confused all the time.” I kicked my feet in the dirt, swinging ever so slightly, “He’s cheating on me. I think.”If Baron was surprised by the confession, he didn’t show it. He watched me intently with warm eyes and a sympathetic nod every now and
Mars and I burst through the front door to the house, Ethan was waiting for us, pacing in the foyer. Tristan stood behind him with a notebook and a few binders, sorting through what he could while standing straight up.“Are you okay?” I rushed to Ethan, knowing the fact that he was going to be at th
Olivia delivers the news that she is in love with someone else, not Andrew. I pretended to be surprised, and it didn’t look like she noticed that I was faking.Her confession triggered another bout of tears to roll down her face in globs. She tried to calm herself, suck them back in, and hide her hi
Olivia accepted graciously. Now with a party of three, we had to find something small but not boring.It was harder than we thought it would be. To plan a real bachelorette party we would need at least ten girls to be part of the festivities. I patted Olivia on the back and told her we’d be able to
I jumped up from the spot on the floor, recoiling away from Ethan and trying to dust myself off. Olivia and Mars entered the living room, panicked and angry. I hoped she didn’t question why Ethan and I were together in the living room wearing the same clothes we wore the day before.She didn’t even
There was a long moment of silence as everyone tried to puzzle out the problem in their minds. I had no thoughts, no ways to help. It was a major blow to my ego. This was all so far out of my skill set.I learned how to be a Luna, not a schemer or a spy. I didn’t know how to navigate traitors and tw
I waited for Sarah in the pastry shop an hour after it closed. The lights were off, save for two warm lamps on the tables, and the display fridge hummed.It was spookier than I thought it would be. I actually jumped when the bell above the door chimed, breaking the eerie atmosphere that was created.
“You’re impossible.” I smiled.When we got home, Ethan and I headed for the kitchen to have more microwave dinners for our meal. Apparently, he really enjoyed them last time. It surprised me since he’s absolutely loaded and I thought food made in a microwave would be too gross for him.It wasn’t, th
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