Afton Family In Real Life Novels & Stories

“Riley, please—” But before I could get another word in, Ashton stood up. His voice came in strong and steady—more grounded than I could ever hope to be right now. “Riley,” he said, stepping closer to the bed. “Hey, buddy. Listen to me, okay?” Riley didn’t look at him, but the crying slowed just a little. “Avery’s not Aurora’s real sister,” Ashton said firmly. “She’s just someone she… sees like a sister. Because she’s got no one left. You understand? Avery isn’t family. Not really.”

“Plus La Bonita and the Wishing Well.” She blinked. “Your brother owns all three?” “Yes. My brother is Trent Younger, although I’m actually younger than him.” He rolled his eyes at his pun and Violet laughed. She hadn’t heard anything about Ash’s family, although in Fair Haven, the family that was most talked about was the Thorntons. They were the most prestigious—and wealthy—family living in the town, and Martha had told her all about the huge mansion in the hills where the parents still lived. They also had a bunch of children—five, six, seven? Something like that.

's chairman wasn't Tristan at all. "Ad Astra Inc.? The Keaton family?" I asked curiously on purpose, cocking an eyebrow. "I think I've heard of them before. They're a very formidable family. But I didn't know they had a daughter called Ophelia Keaton." Ophelia hadn't expected me to behave so calmly. In her experience, anyone who heard of Centuria's Keaton family and Ad Astra Inc. usually reacted in awe or jealousy. They were never suspicious like I was.