Chapter 0300I am a nervous wreck. Everything inside is vibrating at an alarming rate. My heart is beating erratically, and my stomach is in knots.I stare at the prison walls, not really sure if I should go in or not. I don’t know whether I’ve ever visited Ethan before, but it matters. To me, at […]
Chapter 0298“It’s never a good thing when someone starts a sentence like that.” His brows pull together in a frown as he stares at me. It was almost as if he was trying to figure out if he did something wrong.I don’t say anything. First of all, I was trying to come down from the
Chapter 0297Ava“Mom, can Gunner come for a sleepover this weekend?” Noah asks, but my mind is billions of galaxiesaway.I was filled with nervousness. I know I said I’d visit Ethan when I was ready, but the situation haschanged. For some reason, the issue keeps bugging me. Keeps infiltrating my mind day in and day out.I
Chapter 0296 Emma. limp slowly towards my cell. Prison is hell, that’s for sure. My job is to prove the innocent and send criminals to prison. I never thought that I would one day end up here. I haven’t had a good night’s sleep since I arrived here about two weeks ago. It’s like the moment I walked into the cell, I was an enemy to all the inmates. For some reason, they hated me, and they proved just how much they did. In the back of my mind, I know this is all Rowan’s doing. I should never have crossed him. I should never have underestimated what he felt for Ava. The Rowan I knew. My Rowan. He would never have hurt me. He would never have done anything to cause me pain. It’s safe to say that the boy I loved and treasured all these years is long gone. The boy I fell in love with was nowhere in sight. In his place was a cold–hearted man who would hurt me because I dared to cross Ava. I sigh as I finally get to my cell. I was tired and worn out. I haven’t had a decent shower or meal since I stepped into this place. Every time I was given a meal, one of my cellmates would either knock it out of my hands, spit on it, or forcefully take it from me. I’ve barely had enough food to keep a dog alive these past two weeks. As for the shower, most of the time they would just push me out of the cubicles before I could shower. It was all horrifying and terrifying at the same time. All I wanted was to go home, but I’m not even sure that’s possible anymore. “Look” Joy, one of the meaner inmates says. “Our bitch princess is back” Whoever her mother is, was wrong about naming her joy. There was nothing joyous about Joy. She didn’t bring joy or happiness to those around her. Instead, she brought nothing but misery I can’t tell her that, though. The last time I tried standing up for myself, I ended up with a black eye. I’m really not in the mood to go through that again. The woman was solid as a fucking rock. She had the build of a man, so you can imagine how much it fucking hurt when she hit me. Instead of answering, I remain quiet. It usually doesn’t work, but I still think that keeping my head down and laying low is the best course of action. I try to maneuver around her so that I can go to my bed but she blocks my path. “I’m talking to you bitch” she snarls right before she shoves me. I wasn’t prepared for it and because of my hurt leg, I fall on my butt hard. The pain that shoots from my tail bone and through my spine is intense. Biting my lips, I stop myself from whimpering. It wouldn’t do me good to show any weakness. I try to get up, but it’s nearly impossible, especially with my leg. I twisted it when another inmate tripped me as I was heading to sit at a table in the cafeteria. When I fell, nobody helped me up. Instead, all of them just pointed fingers while laughing as I was wallowing in pain. I bit my lips even harder to stop myself from crying. The nurse had told me that my ankle would heal better if I rested it and avoided more damage to it. That was now impossible, given that I fell at an awkward angle again. “The idiot still thinks she’s something,” Bela, another inmate, says. “She doesn’t realize that in here she’s nothing, just like the rest of us.” I don’t look up. Instead, I just focus on my ankle. It was now red and swollen. Maybe after they leave me alone, I can go back to the nurse and have her look at it. I was so focused on my leg that I didn’t notice the two women closing in on me. I was taken by surprise when one of them grabbed my hair in a tight grip. This time, I don’t hold back. I let out a painful and shocked gasp. “Please leave me alone” I stammer, feeling so tired and drained. I knew I should have just kept quiet because Joy smiles cruelly right before she slaps me hard across the face. She raises her palm again and I raise my hands to try to deflect her another of her slap.
Evelyn M.M Chapter 0295 (Sorry about the previous page, a mistake was made when posting it.) Hey my lovely readers, I do hope that so far this festive holiday has been great on your side. I came here to address a few things. First, it’s about the updates. I’ve been getting some complaints about that. I want you to understand that apart from being a writer I’m also a human being. I have a demanding job, school and a family to take care. Sometimes it’s hard to juggle all of them all at once, so my hope is that you’ll be understanding. Second, I’ve also been getting a lot of complaints about dragging out the book. I know you’re entitled to your opinion so I don’t begrudge you on that. I also get you. I really do, but I want you to kindly understand something, I could find a way to end it right now, I mean after all, Rowan and Ava are at a sort of a good place. I could end it in like five chapters but that won’t be satisfactory to me. I don’t want to end the book abruptly. I don’t want to end the book while I feel that everything has not been addressed. I take pride in my work and those who have read my previous works know that I finish my books smoothly, because I don’t like to leave my readers wondering about things. In other words I don’t like loose ends. If you’ve read this far, all I ask is for your patience. I already said that this won’t be a thousands of chapters kind of book and I mean to keep my word on that. That being said, I want to inform you all that I’ll be taking a break for the holidays to just relax and spend time with my family. On Christmas I’ll post a free chapter so be on the look out for that. While I’m away I’ll think of plots to move the story forward so I can give it the ending it deserves. Ps; I read your comments and some of you also want a side story on Gabe. I’m still thinking about it, cause I honestly hadn’t thought about it. I’ll try and think of something. Noah’s book is definitely going t o happen since I already have a story line for it. That’s all for now. Thanks for being the best readers any author can ask for. Take care and be safe this festive season …
Chapter 0294 Hey my lovely readers, I do hope that so far this festive holiday has been great on your side. I came here to address a few things. First, it’s about the updates. I’ve been getting some complaints about that. I want you to understand that apart from being a writer I’m also a human being. I have a demanding job, school and a family to take care. Sometimes it’s hard to juggle all of them all at once, so my hope is that you’ll be understanding. Second, I’ve also been getting a lot of complaints about dragging out the book. I know you’re entitled to your opinion so I don’t begrudge you on that. I also get you. I really do, but I want you to kindly understand something, I could find a way to end it right now, I mean after all, Rowan and Ava are at a sort of a good place. I could end it in like five chapters but that won’t be satisfactory to me. I don’t want to end the book abruptly. I don’t want to end the book while I feel that everything has not been addressed. I take pride in my work and those who have read my previous works know that I finish my books smoothly, because I don’t like to leave my readers wondering about things. In other words I don’t like loose ends. If you’ve read this far, all I ask is for your patience. I already said that this won’t be a thousands of chapters kind of book and I mean to keep my word on that. That being said, I want to inform you all that I’ll be taking a break for the holidays to just relax and spend time with my family. On Christmas I’ll post a free chapter so be on the look out for that. While I’m away I’ll think of plots to move the story forward so I can give it the ending it deserves. Ps; I read your comments and some of you also want a side story on Gabe. I’m still thinking about it, cause I honestly hadn’t thought about it. I’ll try and think of something. Noah’s book is definitely going t o happen since I already have a story line for it. That’s all for now. Thanks for being the best readers any author can ask for. Take care and be safe this festive season
Chapter 0293 “Has Rowan eaten?” “Not yet; he told me that he would eat after he was done and that I shouldn’t trouble myself.” I nod my head. “Okay, then, have a goodnight.” “Goodnight too” After she leaves, I make a plate for Rowan. Who knows how long it would be before he finished up. He couldn’t run on an empty stomach. Once I’m done, I take the plate and head to his office. The door was open, but I still knocked. He looks up from the papers he was going through. Though he looked tired, probably from lack of sleep, he still looked so fucking hot. “You know you don’t have to knock, Ava,” he says as he leans back against his chair. I want to remind him that it wasn’t like that before, but I refrain from it. In the past, he wouldn’t even allow me anywhere near his office. Especially when he was inside it. “I brought you dinner,” I tell him, trying to push the past away. Crossing the room, I place the plate of food in front of him. I was about to round the desk and sit on one of the chairs, but he stops me. He grasps my hand and pulls me towards him, making me sit on his lap. Not that I minded one bit. “Hmm, I’ve missed you… I can’t wait for this deal to be sealed so I can spend quality time with you” he murmurs, his voice pulling me into a seductive web. Unconsciously, I shift around in his lap drawing a groan from him. His arm tightens around my waist as he runs his nose along my neck, sending shivers down my spine. “You smell divine.” “It’s my body wash,” I mumble unintelligently. Damn it. I need to be laid. I wanted sex so bad, but I didn’t know how to ask him for it or how to approach him about it. He was always the one who initiated sex before. I tried once, and he rejected me. I’ve never tried again. I always waited for him to come to me, so that’s what I’m still doing. “You need to eat, Rowan,” I tell him, breaking the spell. It would be so easy to take advantage of his tired state. All I had to do was straddle him, open his zip, and push my panties aside. Given how wet I was, he would slide inside me easily, and we would both get what we wanted. I can’t do that, though. This merger was important to him. I couldn’t jeopardize that for sex. Maybe when his head isn’t occupied, I’ll try seducing him, but not right now. He sighs, but doesn’t say anything. After a while, he begins to eat. I try to get up, but he refuses to let me “Can I ask you for a favor?” I ask after a while. He nods. “Can you please let Emma go?” I plead gently. This was the right thing to do. I couldn’t teach Noah about hatred while I harbored hatred in my heart. It wouldn’t do me any good. I didn’t want to hold grudges. I had Rowan. My focus was on building my marriage with him. The spoon drops from his hand. “Absolutely no” “Please? What she did was wrong, but I don’t want to hold on to bitterness and anger. I don’t want her punished because I believe that karma is real. I’m doing this for me, Rowan, not her or Travis. I want to heal and move forward and I can only do that by letting go of the past.” “But she hurt you,” he sighs, refusing to let the issue go. “Yes, and according to what Travis told me, for two weeks she’s been paying for that mistake. She’s probably learned her lesson.” He is stubborn, and I can see the reluctance in his eyes. He was fighting the truth of my words. “Please?” I plead sweetly, cupping his cheek gently. His eyes focus on mine, and the moment they do, they soften. Love takes over. I watch as this fierce man melts in front of me. It’s a sight to behold, and I cherish each second I get to see it. “Fine,” he agrees. “But on one condition.” “What’s that?” I ask curiously. He smiles mischievously, making me want to kiss him. “That you go on a date with me…we’ve never gone on a date. It’s time I changed that” This time I’m the one that smiles, as happiness and excitement fill me.
Chapter 0292 “Are you okay, baby?” -ásk Noah as we have our dinner. Rowan usually joins us for dinner, but not today. There was a business proposal he was going through. Not that he needs it, given that he has already accomplished so much for the company, but the opportunity was too great to pass
Chapter 0291 I was in the kitchen contemplating what to do about the Emma issue. Travis left a few hours ago after he basically begged the entire time. It was now four, and I expected Noah to come home anytime now. Rowan would be home at five or six, so I still had time to
Chapter 0290 Ava. It’s been about a week since I was discharged from the hospital. Everything so far has been great, even though I still have this small fear that everything will fall apart. Emma wasn’t wrong that day. Rowan had always belonged to her. Sure, he is a human being and not simply a damn possession, but Emma always had a hold on his heart. Something I never fully understood. I used to ask myself what made her special. I wondered how she garnered such love and loyalty from a formidable man such as Rowan. It used to bug me. Used to annoy me. While she had his soft side, I had his mean and ugly side. Now the tables are turned, and I’m not ashamed to say that I don’t fully trust this turn of events and change of heart. I see the gentleness and affection in his eyes for me. He looked at me like I always wanted, but there is this nagging feeling that something isn’t really right. I mean, when did this change happen? Is it before I was shot? Or after? Did the thought of losing me bring him to his senses? Making him see what was always right in front of him, or was it something else? He did tell me he was jealous when I started dating Ethan. So maybe that is it. Men are jealous and possessive creatures. He probably didn’t like it that another man was taking his place in my life when I’d worshiped him since I was a kid. “Ava, should I prepare a bath for Iris?” asks Teresa from the doorway to the living room. “Yes, please” It was a beautiful day, and the sun was shining. It was the perfect day for my little angel to have her bath. Minutes later, Teresa informed me that everything was ready. Picking Iris up, I head to the bathroom, where I check the temperature of the water before stripping Iris naked. Noah, as usual, was at school, and Rowan was at work. Don’t get me wrong. I love spending time with Iris, but I was bored like hell. I’m not used to just sitting around doing nothing Iris sleeps most of the time, and apart from the times when she wakes up hungry or wet, she rarely throws a fit soart from along care of Ife who is not a demanding baby, I have nothing else to do with my days. ke to go back to work, but for now, that is out of the question I smile when I realize that she’s actually enjoying the bath. She seems oddly fascinated by the bubbles floating around her. Once we are done, I dry her and place her on the changing table. Blowing kisses on her belly, my heart fills with happiness as I watch her smile in ecstasy. I dress her after a while, then decide to go outside with her. We both needed some much–needed vitamin D. We had not even been there for long when Teresa came rushing towards me. “Madam, there is someone here to see you.” I sigh in exasperation. “How many times will I tell you to call me by my name?” “I’m sorry, I sometimes forget,” she smiles sheepishly. I couldn’t stay mad at her. She was just too sweet and kind–hearted. She was a whole lot better than our previous house manager. That woman fucking hated me. For some reason, she couldn’t stand my guts. I honestly think it’s the only reason Rowan kept her around. He knew how it bugged me that she disrespected me at every turn despite being Rowan’s wife. “Who is it?” I ask her, pulling myself from the memories. “It’s Mr. Sharp.” There was only one Mr. Sharp now. I honestly don’t know if I can handle him. Travis tormented me for years. His disregard and coldness broke my heart. I didn’t get how he could treat me so badly when I was his flesh and blood. Now, though, I understand. I wasn’t his sister at all. That’s why he didn’t mind hurting “Okay, let him in,” I instruct her against my better judgement. Looking at the sky above, I pray that I haven’t made a mistake. With a nod, Teresa leaves. “Hi Ava”