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A Lie Well Told

مؤلف: Laurel Kai
last update تاريخ النشر: 2026-02-15 02:11:48

Elena had timed it very well.

Ava was in the kitchen, and she was stirring a cup of tea very slowly in time, and her motions were calm and slow. There was a silence in the house, and it was the sort of silence which seemed fragile, like a paper which a single word could splinter. Elena intervened and shut the door after her.

"Ava," Elena said evenly. "May we talk for a few minutes?"

The only second required of Ava was to nod in surprise. "Of course."

Elena waved her hand towards the sma
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  • Too Young To Want Him   Fighting for the Baby

    The following day, the hospital room was different. It was not silent and motionless anymore. Nurses were coming and going, checking machines, writing notes, and talking in low tones. Ava was sitting up on the bed, but resting. She had a small monitor attached to her, which displayed her heartbeat and that of the baby.One of the doctors entered with a file in his hand.“Good morning,” Ava replied in a low tone.In the room, Marcus was already present. He had arrived early and had not quit since the previous evening. He was standing close by the window and taking notice.The doctor examined the two.

  • Too Young To Want Him   An Apology Too Late

    The room remained silent following the breakdown of Marcus. It was the sound of his shrill breathing. As Ava sat on the bed, she took her heart, watching him. She had not seen him in these ways.Marcus wiped his face gradually with his hands, yet the tears streamed in.“I am sorry,” he said again, and it was a low and broken voice.Ava didn't reply.Marcus drew a long breath and endeavoured to calm down. Then he looked at her again.“I will not excuse myself, I will not excuse myself,” he said. "I know what I did."

  • Too Young To Want Him   The Surviving Twin

    The silence in the hospital room had been broken. The machines would beep softly, and the lights were faint. Ava was lying in bed with half-open eyes and a pale but calm face. She believed that she had some time to relax.Then the door opened slowly.Ava turned her head.Her heart went still.Marcus walked in.He swung the door behind him softly, as though he did not wish to be heard.Both of them remained silent for a moment.

  • Too Young To Want Him   The Truth in a Heartbeat

    Marcus was still standing outside the hospital room with a hand still suspended in front of the door handle. The low tones were still present on the inside.Thump... thump... thump...His swallow stopped, and his breath.“That... that is a heartbeat,” he said.The sound echoed again, and tightened his chest, his heart real."No... it can't be..." he grumbled, and shook his head.Daniel moved closer behind him with a dark expression.

  • Too Young To Want Him   The Sound That Changes Everything

    The sirens made themselves heard as the ambulance had to run through the streets. Ava was lying on the stretcher, with a pale face on the inside, wet with sweat. She was squeezing her stomach with her hands, and the pain continued to come."It hurts..." she whispered weakly.Lydia was sitting next to her, and she was holding her hand fast.“You will be fine, Ava,” Lydia said, shaking. "We're almost there. Just hold on."Ava shook her head slightly."It's too much..." she cried softly.

  • Too Young To Want Him   A Visitor and a Warning

    It was late in the afternoon, and the house of Daniel was silent. Curtains were partly shut, and there was soft light in the living room. Ava was sitting on the couch with a cup of tea, yet she was not drinking it. She had tired eyes and a pale face.Her hand was touching her stomach.“Please, please, stay,” she thought to herself.The door suddenly made a soft knock.Ava frowned.Daniel had walked away, and Riley was not anticipated."Who is it?" Ava called.

  • Too Young To Want Him   A Reflex Too Honest

    Ava’s POVEven dinner was noisier than ever. And the plates were clattering, and the voices were mixed, and Mom was moving round the table as though it were a company of soldiers. The odour of the food struck the room, full and plump, and my stomach squirmed the moment I was seated. I clamped m

  • Too Young To Want Him   A Dress That Isn’t Hers

    Ava had just learned of the wedding dress in the same manner that she had been learning about things these days.She literally overheard it.Pat, calm as ever, was in the kitchen with her phone glued against her ear, and she sounded all sharp and sure as ever.“Yeah, in the morning tomorrow,” Pat a

  • Too Young To Want Him   The Question That Lingers

    Ava crept back into the living room to pick up her phone.She had left it on the side table earlier, and now there was so little going on about the house that every slightest noise was exaggerated. The lights were low. Everybody had retired to their rooms. Ava was walking slowly so as not to be cau

  • Too Young To Want Him   Ultimatums

    Elena waited till the house was silent.The guests were gone. Patricia was trapped in her room, and Mark and Ava were nowhere to be found. The noises of the engagement party faded, and there was an oppressive silence that pressed on Elena's chest.Within the backyard, Marcus was gazing at the darkn

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