Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M novel Chapter 299

“That is not an answer,” I snap

His eyes are like a whirlpool of waves. A storm was raging behind the gray pools. They seemed to be beckoning me to their depths. Trapping me, refusing to let me go.

It’s then that I see it. A crack in his armor. The reason why he didn’t want me to see Ethan.

For the second time today, I’m shocked.

“You’re afraid, aren’t you?” I ask softly while still trying to wrap my head around the discovery.

He shifts and turns away, but it’s too late. I’ve already seen the fear in his eyes. There is no way to get back from that.

Approaching, I gently lay my hand against his shoulders. “Rowan, talk to me”

I find myself massaging his shoulder when I feel the tension in his shoulders. I just wanted to understand.

He lets out the deep breath he was holding after a while, then finally turns to face.

For the first time since I’ve known Rowan, I see insecurity in the depths of his eyes.

“You’re right, Ava. I’m afraid” he sighs almost tiredly. “Afraid that you’ll fall for him. That you’ll choose him over me like I chose Emma over and over again. I’m fucking afraid that one day you’ll wake up and decide that I’m not worthy of you, not good enough and that you’ll leave. I don’t think my heart can bare it if you left me, especially for him”

His words and the way he looks so broken right now brings tears to my eyes. I’m mesmerized by the man standing before me. He’s always been so strong, so sure and confident, but now looking at him, I see vulnerability. I see him as human, just like the rest of us, not an ice cold statue.

“I already told you that I would never leave you, Rowan”

“But you haven’t met Ethan. He almost took you from right under my nose. If it wasn’t for the fact that he betrayed you, I don’t think you would be with me right now. You would be his, and I would be too late in winning yiu back”