The entire room let out one loud gasp as Mars stood and shouted his objection. Murmurs followed closely after, creating a deafening roar of confusion to replace the silence from before.“On what grounds, Mars?” Andrew seethed. His face was red with rage and his eyes were narrowed into dangerous slit
I smiled at Ethan as he got out of the car. Of course Olivia would be staying with us, why would I expect anything different if she needed help?If he noticed that the smile was fake or forced, he didn’t say anything. He opened his door and ran to the passenger side to open the door for me. I grinne
I huffed and left the kitchen without another word.I retreated to my bedroom, not wanting to see them or go anywhere. I just needed some time to pout and wallow until I felt better.--I retreated out of my room only once after that whole situation. I wanted to make myself some lunch.While walking
Seeing Mars pop his head from Olivia’s room shocked me to say the very least. I recoiled from the door, drawing my hand to my chest and stared back at him with wide eyes.“What?” I couldn’t form a coherent sentence. My mouth opened and closed with a thousand unasked questions trying to come out all
Olivia put her hands up, revealing her palms, and establishing that she was willing to leave us to our conversation. She walked out of the room and it was just Ethan and I staring at each other.After a few moments of silence, I started speaking.“Look, Ethan,” I took a deep breath, “I have some bad
When I approached Baron and the children, they cheered and hollered at my arrival. I couldn’t help the wide smile that stretched my lips across my face.“Ava,” Baron’s voice boomed over the cheering children. “What a pleasure seeing you here.”I grinned back at him, “What game are you all playing to
“I don’t know how I feel about Ethan - about anything.” I told him. It was scary to say out loud, scarier to tell another person.“Do you love him?” Baron asked suddenly, his voice stern and his eyes met mine.“I don’t know-” I stuttered out, the words catching on my tongue. I just told him I didn’t
Ethan’s PovAva left the library in a huff. She stormed out of the room, leaving me there to think about what she was saying.She’d been acting stranger and stranger as the weeks went on. At first, I thought it was her just getting stressed by the responsibilities of being a Luna. As the days came a
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