{~~Avery Sterling~~}I stayed up for several reasons. My nerves were on edge by what I had seen. It didn’t change anything. I was still feeling uneasy. Why did he have those photos? Was he always planning to blackmail me?Logan is nothing like I expected. He is much crueler than I thought he would be. I lay in bed, thinking of the woman that had gotten hurt. And logan. I know I’m not ava. Let’s weigh out the pros and cons of that. I’ve done that my whole life.Let’s build a chart. There is Ava Sterling. She’s well liked, or at least she was when I was first here. She’s smart, she’s funny, there isn’t an ex boyfriend here that might say something bad about her. She’s pretty, she’s charming, she has everyone in a chokehold. If she breathes, they trip over themselves. Hell, my parents couldn’t remember any part of my childhood, but if I asked them a specific question about Ava... they would have the answer.Now those are her pros. Her ability to make people blind to her flaws. Her cons ar
{~~Avery Sterling~~}Okay, so sleeping was officially gone. I went for a run instead, and the more the phone call stayed in my mind the faster I ran. You know, symbolism and shit. Trying to outrun my problems. It did not work. My twin is truly the bane of my existence. She’s a wolf, she should have eaten me in the womb. I was born against my will, and I’m forced to pay for it. Dear god.It didn’t work. I returned to the house drenched in sweat and cursing every being that let me be born into this world. I ran my fingers through my hair, letting myself breathe before stepping into the house. Logan was awake, I could hear his footsteps moving around upstairs. I ducked toward my room. Not wanting to see him.Or I’d risk ruining my chances by telling him that Ava called me and that I have her new number. Which is a good way to fuck everything up. I need someone to talk to. I called Ryan while stripping off my workout clothes.I dumped them in the basket and entered the bathroom. Letting th
{~~Logan Grey~~}Ryan: You are a fool. You’re missing out on the hottest piece of ass you’ll ever find.Me: What the fuck are you talking about?Ryan: You are a fool. Save me some of your mom’s chicken pot pie or our friendship is over.I rolled my eyes, why am I friends with him again? He is being a pain. I turned the screen of my phone to face the desk while I got back to work. The files on the latest patients in intensive care were done neatly. At least Avery is good at something. She reviews thoroughly and even goes above and beyond. Such an overachiever.A true nerd if I’ve ever seen one. I continued to read through each report she made. My mind kept flying over to the fact that my parents had sprung this dinner on me. I have to be nice to Avery or they might offer her some money to leave me. I need her to stick around until Ava comes to her senses.So i can’t have them thinking I want her gone, I also don’t want them thinking I’m in love with her. Fuck no. My heart would never b
{~~Avery Sterling~~}Logan is watching me, I must be doing something wrong. My day was already off to a bad start. Seeing Shawn had been a blast from the past. Remember when I mentioned one of those many guys who I thought liked me, only for them to drop me for my sister? All the while the guy I wanted was working his hardest to make her his.Well, Shawn was a different guy. He was sweet. When Ava flirted, he told her off. Said he was taken. He was... i thought with him I could get over Logan but then he dumped me one day out of the blue. Saying he’d made a mistake, and he wanted Ava. Her face had been so smug when I got back home that day.She was proud of herself. I meant what I said to him, I want nothing to do with guys who are obsessed with my sister. Is that hypocritical to say seeing as I’m basically enduring the worst for someone who takes his obsession with Ava to a crazy point? Yes, it does.But my life can only handle one crazy ex and not more. Especially since I’ve had a s
{~~Avery Sterling~~}“Avery, come help me in the kitchen.” the entire Grey family turned to look at me. They were waiting for something, but I wasn’t sure what. I rose from the chair, placing my bag down.“Sure, Mrs Grey. What would you like me to do?”The family looked at me like I was an alien, I followed the elderly woman into the kitchen. Away from the other preying eyes. She was the only one in here, and I could see that most of the food had already been prepared, and placed in beautiful floral-printed ceramic pots.“I need you to add the toppings to the cake. And next time you’re showing up to your in-laws' home, it would be good courtesy to bring them food, wine, or something.” Her tone reminded me so much of Logan. Snarky, hateful, and commanding. I nodded.“My apologies. I didn’t have time.”“Of course you didn’t. I’m sure it’s hard work spending all of my son’s money.”“He doesn’t spend money on me,” I say as I move around the counter towards the cake.“Liar. Where did you g
{~~Logan Grey~~}Why is everyone so hateful towards Ava? She didn’t do anything wrong. Okay, that’s dumb to say. She stole from me. But Ava was a nice girl, she had big dreams of being a model. She was working on securing a contract she would have shown them all that she was amazing if only she’d stayed. She’ll be back.She made me a promise that her forever was mine. I choose to believe those words. We were in love. She’ll realize it soon enough. I know no one can bring her the same feelings I gave to her. Her father’s words hurt something within me. My whole family is looking at me smugly. Like if the father says this then it’s gold. Why should I give a fuck about what he thinks? And to lie that he was giving Ava money. She told me her parents cut her off the moment her sister left.They liked Avery more. I should know, that Ava always came to me whenever they were playing their favoritism and it was hurting her feelings. But here he is lying.Growling, I turned to face him.“You’re
{~~Logan Grey~~}The night’s breeze helped my mind find some sort of reprieve. I should have turned them down. I don’t know why I thought this would be different. They never liked Ava. And... Avery can’t tell a single truth to save her life. She was the beloved one. There’s no way your family would treat you badly and you’d still show up to help them.Unless she’s a really nice person. I exhaled, I shouldn’t have married her. This was such a bad idea. Perhaps a divorce would solve all of my problems. I mean, think about it. What is the purpose of this? Trying to get Ava jealous. I just blocked her. I don’t do any PDA, so none of Ava’s old friends know Avery and I are together. So what is the point of this?Do I expect Ava to magically find out?“Logan.” I groaned. My brother doesn’t understand that I want to be alone with my thoughts right now.“Go away, Ronan. I’m not talking to you.”“You’re talking to me right now.” I could hear him rolling his eyes. Ronan was the epitome of sarca
{~~Avery Sterling~~}The obvious choice is to not go with Logan. But the right way he held me felt like a threat. One he did not want to say out loud. I inhaled, I was genuinely terrified of him right at this moment. It took a lot of convincing before my parents agreed to let me leave with him. Who could blame them? This is … this is fucked up in so many ways. I don't even know where to start. It had not been my intention to laugh, or to admit that my parents weren't the best. Not like anyone focused on that. They seemed genuinely apologetic. But to hear that Ava has been using my own trauma as a way to gander sympathy was funny. Was Logan that dumb? He couldn't see past a simple lie?I stayed quiet in the car. A sexual punishment is humiliating. Him throwing a glass at me lets me know he's not above hitting me when it comes to defending Ava. He called me a liar when everyone was telling him the truth that we all knew. Still, I was called a liar. I felt unnerved by it but I was hor