LOGINEthan’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
“No, don’t worry yourself over it. I’ll handle everything,” He gave me a reassuring smile. I was a little disappointed, but it did make sense that he would be the one who needed to make preparations.Ethan went back to work, Tristan brought me the dress, and I busied myself trying to style my hair a
“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
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
“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







