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I’ve been obsessing for the last few days over the note. I just wanted to nail whoever this person is so
that I could move on peacefully with my life.
I hated that I was now jumpy and scared all the damn time. Noah has even noticed that I haven’t been
myself. Every time he asks, I just tell him that I am okay when I am clearly not.
My life was so simple back when I was married to Rowan as compared to now. The only thing I worried
about was whether or not he would come for dinner or if he would ever love me. I know I used to be in
constant pain, but I’d pick that over dying any day.
I haven’t had a moment of peace since I divorced Rowan. An attempt on my life was made three times.
My car was blown up, my house burned down, and I was kidnapped twice. After I agreed to Reaper being
in my life, I thought that things would settle down, but no… Now someone was after me. Again.
“Mom, can I go over at Gunner’s?” Noah asks, scaring the crap out of me.
I try to calm my heart down. See what I mean when I say I’m jumpy?
He looks at me funny, but I ignore it and force my lips into a semblance of a smile.
“Sure, use the back door, though, okay?”
He nods his head, and I stand up. I wanted to make sure that he crossed over to Calvin’s side safely and
that he got inside his house.
“Today we are going to play games. Last time I won, this time Gunner hopes that he wins,” he tells me as
we walk.
“That’s good”
I haven’t seen Calvin since that day in my kitchen. He has been avoiding me as much as he can. I’m not
sure if it’s because he’s embarrassed or because he was hurt by my rejection. Maybe it is both.
Anyway, I’ve been giving him space because I didn’t want things to be even more awkward than they
already were.
“See you later, mom,” Noah says as he crosses over to Cal’s.
After I’ve made sure he is in their house, I turn back and head into ours.
I get inside, and not even a minute later, there is a knock on my door. I approach it with trepidation. I was
hoping it wasn’t another note.
I open the door and find Rowan Fuck I’d forgotten that we were supposed to talk. With everything that
has happened, the talk was the least of my worries.
“Hey,” he asks, shoving his hands inside his pocket.
He looked really nervous. Again, this was something I wasn’t used to when it came to him.
“Come in,” I tell him while scanning the area.
The last thing I needed was a note arriving while he was here with me.
He gives me a look.
“What?” I ask.
“I thought you would put up a fight.”
“Do you want to come in or not?” I ask in irritation.
He gives me one last look before he enters my house. Without waiting too long, I close the door afraid
that someone is watching me.
I’ve become so paranoid over the past few days that sometimes it terrifies me. The sooner we deal with
this issue the better for my mental state.
I take a seat in my recliner. I bought it a few weeks ago because it helped relieve my back pain. I even had
to change my mattress because it made my back pain worse.
“So, what did you want to talk to me about?” I stare into his eyes. “It sounded pretty important. Is it about
Noah?”
He takes a deep breath before releasing. “No. It’s about us.”
I stare at him, confused, wondering if he had truly lost his mind. What the hell was he even talking about, for goodness sake?
“There is no us, Rowan. You seem to be forgetting that a lot lately.”
I love you, he finally says.
My mouth drops open, and I gape at him like a fish out of water. He wasn’t seated that far from me, so I
reach out and feel his forehead for a fever.
Are you high? Running a fever? Or maybe I just didn’t hear you, right”
“I don’t know when I fell in love with you or how, all I know is that I love you, Ava. I didn’t see it back then. I was so overcome with bitterness and anger that I didn’t realize what a true gem I had married. In the last few months, it’s been hard to be without you. Seeing you in pain or hurt destroys me every time. It has taken me time to realize that I’m in love with you, but here I am, begging you to give me a chance to show you the love you deserved from me but never got o
“Oh, Rowan,” I start, trying to make my brain function. “You don’t love me. You’ve never loved me. Emma is your one and only love. She’s the one that has your heart, remember?”
“You have to realize that just because you say you love me doesn’t make it true, Rowan. You had nine years with me, but not once did you give me a chance. I loved you with everything I was, yet you broke me with everything you had. How do you expect me to overcome that? Why would I give you a chance when
you never gave me one?”
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I shift my eyes away from his. I didn’t want to see his pain. I didn’t want to see the regret and guilt. It was
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