Semua Bab He Slept With My Sister, When I Was Giving Birth: Bab 331 - Bab 340

AvaWe docked just before sunrise, a sliver of light breaking over the edge of what I could only describe as a villain’s idea of a beach house. I’d never been to Catalina, didn’t know it existed till now, but this wasn’t the part with the cheesy boardwalks and ferry traffic. The boat pulled into a t

AvaLevi was waiting at the edge of the patio, hands in his pockets, looking out over the drop. Below, the Pacific chewed at the rocks, white noise layered with the cries of gulls. For the first time since I’d met him, he looked almost normal—gray sweater, jeans, hair ruffled from the wind. If you i

“Hey, Mom?” I said.“Yeah, baby?”“Do you ever—” I trailed off, glancing at Levi, who was watching me with an expression so naked I had to look away. “Do you ever think about what it would be like if things had gone differently? If Dad hadn’t… if none of that had happened?”A pause. Then, soft: “Som

AvaI watched her move—graceful, unhurried, always aware of being watched. I wondered if she had been born this way, or if it was something you learned after years of living among wolves.After breakfast, I found myself deposited at the edge of a staircase that spiraled up the cliffside, open to the

AvaIf the main house was a museum, then Sofia’s closet was the warehouse where they kept all the priceless art too scandalous for public display. The room was huge—three walls of glass shelving and open racks, the floor blanketed in Turkish rugs, and a faint, impossible scent of vanilla and leather