“I love you.” The words rang through my head clearly like a bell. Over and over again, echoing around my brain and rendering me speechless.I blinked at him a few times. I returned the sentiment, I thought, but I didn’t say the words back to him. My brain was moving too fast, too much was happening.
The ringing doorbell startled both Ethan and I. Mars and Olivia were on their honeymoon after the wedding, Tristan had a spare key or would have called beforehand, and nobody else that we would want to see would have a reason to visit us at this hour.I hopped off of Ethan, scouring the bedroom floo
“Did they say what they were looking for?” Ethan prodded, rubbing a comforting hand on her shoulder.Mrs. Hudson looked over at Ethan, eyes wet and wide.“They were looking for you and Ava,” She said.Ethan was taken aback, but I wasn’t all that surprised. It made sense that whoever wanted us on the
Ethan announced that we would not be able to separate from each other until we figured out who our threat was and how dangerous they could potentially be. After everything that we’d experienced so far, I thought it was safe to deduct that whoever it was was incredibly threatening to our lives.They
“And you’re sure it’s hom?” Ethan inquired, his voice completely serious. He sat up in the bed, and I moved to be beside him rather on top of him so that I could listen intently.Tristan went on to explain how he discovered Andrew’s involvement. After the way Andrew acted a while ago when Ethan and
I had to stifle a gasp as Ethan said Andrew’s name on the phone. What sort of gall did that man have to call Ethan at his place of work? Was he calling to brag? To let us know he was sending another group of rogue wolves our way?I got as close as I could to the receiver to listen, my head was touch
The two figures barrelled towards us.“Ethan! Ava!” A girlish voice screeched as they got closer. I recognized it immediately as belonging to Olivia, and a rushing wave of relief flooded my body. I felt the fear roll from my muscles, tension melting away as the realization hit me.Olivia tackled me
Thirteen Years agoWhen Ethan was just turning fifteen, his father was the alpha of his pack, his mother the luna. They were the most powerful and influential wolves in the entire world at the time.The werewolf world looked up to them. They were the most sought after alliances, the most detrimental
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