LOGINAva Thompson never wanted her obsession with her father's stepbrother, Marcus Hale, to become a relationship. But after one night of crossed lines neither can take back, Ava discovers she's pregnant and lies to save Marcus's already fragile marriage. The truth explodes on her wedding day, ruining families, friends, and reputations. Alone now except Marcus, Ava attempts to mend the damage to his sick daughter, who requires a bone marrow donor to survive. Ava saves a life, but sacrifices everything in the process. When Marcus learns of her actions, he is faced with the decision of whether to keep their error in the past... or now pave a future unlikely ever to receive approval.
View MoreEverybody had gone, and the courtyard was very quiet.Most students had already gone home. But Ava sat on a low concrete bench under a tree, her bag beside her, her hands folded tightly in her lap. Her stomach still felt uneasy, but this time it wasn’t sickness. It was fear.She knew Riley would find her.And truthfully, it always has been the case.“Ava.” Her name brought her in a hunched position. She did not immediately look up.Riley was a couple of steps off with a grave expression. No longer that adorable, anxious air of the previous time. Her eyes were sharp now, and hunting.“You left me, Ava, you did,” said Riley.Ava shoved a small shrug. “I had to beat the class.”You were saved by that bell, Riley said. “And you know it.”Ava finally looked up. “Riley, please. I’m exhausted,” she said.Riley stepped closer. “Then stop running,” she said. Ava blushed and turned her head away. “I am not running away from anything,” she said.Riley laughed short. “Don’t lie to me,” she said.
The school hall was sort of a noisy place, all the usual.Lockers slammed shut. Students laughed, chatted, and ran to their classes. Ava moved at a slow pace as she went through it, her pack slung carelessly on her shoulder. Everything sounded too loud. The odours were simply dizzying.Her stomach was curling in pain.She stopped beside a locker and put her hand on her mouth.Not now, she begged silently.Since early this morning, she had been sick. She had wanted to stay at home but Patricia insisted that she should go to school.You can not stay home when you feel crappy, you can not, Patricia had pronounced. This will lead to people asking questions.Now Ava was leaning on the locker, breathing nasally, attempting to calm herself."Ava?"She looked up.Some of the classmates who were looking at her with concern were Emma. "Are you okay? You look pale.""I'm fine," Ava said quickly.Emma frowned. "You sure? You appear as though you are about to faint.“I simply did not eat breakfast
The hospital was cold and smelly. Ava was simply sitting in that long plastic chair in the waiting room with her hands placed in her lap. She looked at the white wall, and it was not where her head was. Every single sound, like the quiet footsteps of the nurses, the low beep of the machines, the murmur of other patients, seemed like a million sounds. She had come alone. Patricia desired to come, yet Ava pleaded, but this one thing: one meeting and no questions and no orders and no harsh words. Patricia assented unwillingly and she was instructed in a great and strict things. Don't talk too much. Don't embarrass me. And don't make mistakes. Ava clasped her hands together."Miss Thompson?" a nurse called. Ava looked up quickly. "Yes." "Follow me, please." She got up on her feet and followed the nurse down the small passage. Each step of hers throbbed at her heart. This was not words or arguments but reality. This was her body, her future. The nurse smiled gently. "Firs
Marcus stood there in the living room, with his heart beating like a maniac.Patricia stood a couple of steps away, with her phone down and her back straight. The room was very tense, as though he could feel some kind of weight on his chest.“So?” Marcus asked. You were speaking of a wedding.Patricia looked at him very composedly. Like, too calm.“Yes I was,” she said.Marcus frowned. “Whose wedding?”Patricia did not reply immediately. She paused, as though she was preparing, and then uttered the words slowly and clearly.“Ava’s.” Patricia replied. The mention of her name was a ton of bricks to Marcus.He looked at Patricia in the hope that she would make a joke, laugh, or something. But she stayed serious. “That’s not funny,” Marcus said.Patricia’s eyes hardened. “I’m not joking.” Marcus shook his head at everything. “Ava isn’t engaged.”She is going to be, Patricia answered. Behind his eyes, Marcus had a strange pressure that was building up. “With who?”Patricia crossed her arm






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