Chapter 2

Ava's POV

Mom had told me two days ago that he was coming back today, my worst nightmare, the one person that could instill fear in me even in his absence.

Ethan Walker, my foster brother, he hated it when anybody called him my brother or I his sister.

I remember back in High school when someone had said I was lying and he wasn't my brother, that I wasn't fit to be a Walker and I had gone to him to prove them wrong.

I really hoped he would come to my aid, even if it was just that once, I'd forever be grateful but no.

He looked me dead in the eye, in front of the whole school and said, I was not his sister because he would never want someone like me to be his sister.

That was the day I knew that Ethan not only disliked me but he hated me, with passion.

Hell would freeze over if he ever agreed that I was his sister.

That day Tristan saved me the shame and embarrassment because he stepped in and told them I was his sister, and since he was a Walker, they all believed him because he took off the customized necklace their father had made specially for them and gave it to me.

And now he was coming back, after five years of being away he was finally coming back, I was excited a bit but I dreaded seeing him again.

What if he was worse than before, I know we have all grown up but with Ethan, you can never know

He was unpredictable

Tristan had assured me that he wouldn't be like that anymore because we were all grown up now and no longer kids, but I didn't want to believe him.

I want to see him when he comes back, Tristan was to go pick him up and I didn't want to go with him because I was nervous and scared.

Now I'm just home waiting for both of them to come back, suddenly my phone starts ringing breaking my thoughts.

I picked it up and it was from work, they needed me to come check out some things.

I am the legal practitioner for Walker tower here In New York.

I quickly dressed up and headed downstairs, I saw mom sitting down with Dad and they were immersed in a conversation.

Mom looked up and saw me "sweetie are you going somewhere"? She asked me

I just nodded "yes Mom, I have to be at office now, it's really important, but I won't be long" I told her bending down to kiss her cheeks and dad's too.

"Too bad you're gonna miss your brother because he'll be here any minute from now" dad said with a with a smile.

I rolled my eyes at him "Dad it's not as if I'm going forever, I'll just be a few minutes, I'll see him when I get back" I told him before walking to the door.

"Oh and mom if Tristan gets back, tell him I went to the office" I told her with my hand in the door handle

"Okay sweetie, take care" she yelled from across the room

Through out my ride to the office, I kept thinking about him, that was how much he consumed my thoughts.

He was my tormentor, I know he must have changed physically, he used to be so handsome back when he was at home and no doubt he'd still be as handsome as he was then.

I wonder what he'd be like now, he was every girl's dream back then, especially in school.

But he had his eyes only on one girl and not in a good way, in an evil, devil kind of way.

I tried calling him once or twice while he was away but my mind just didn't let me, because as much as I just wanted to be his friend, he didn't even want anything to do with me.

It was like I had stolen something from him and he swore to make my life a living hell, I hated spending time at home back then because then I'd be forced to see him and he used every opportunity he got to remind me that I was the odd one in the family, that I didn't belong.

I always loved spending time with Tristan and Elaine, Rhys and I weren't really close, maybe because of the age gap but he still treated me like family, like I was his little sister.

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I was wrong, I mean I was right about him looking more handsome than he was before but I was wrong about him changing his attitude towards me, who am I kidding? He's still the same.

He got worse, but I couldn't help but notice how devilishly attractive he had become, but his attitude only turned more sour

He even came into my room to warn me to stay away from him, I know he's just doing that to get under my skin but it still kind of hurt that after five years, he still didn't want to have anything to do with me.

It always made me wonder if his parents were wrong to have adopted me when their son clearly doesn't even like me.

Dad had asked us to come see him early the next morning in his home office, said Uncle Tony and Tristan would be there.

I know they want to talk about work, since he was back, he had to start working at the Walker tower along with Tristan and I.

The place had grown over the years, when Dad and Uncle Tony handled it years ago, it wasn't this big, now the place needed two CEOs

Tristan was one and I know Ethan would be made the Co CEO, I was okay with my position there, it meant less work for me.

It's gonna be a very dramatic and long coming months, I just feel it in my bones that Ethan's gonna torment me this time more than he ever did in the past.

But I'd show him, I wasn't the little teenager he left five years ago, I no longer feared him and I would stand up for myself if I have to against him.

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