Ex-Husband's Regret (Ava and Rowan) novel Chapter 20

Getting up in annoyance, I put my bathrobe on and storm down stairs. Whoever it was that disturbed me was going to get an earful.

I wrench my door open, ready to curse the person but I stop dead in my tracks. The last person I expected to see was currently standing on my doorstep.

“What do you want Emma?” I snap.

I wasn’t awake enough to deal with her.

“I’m just here to warm you to stay away from Rowan. He is mine, I won’t let you steal him from me again” she all but growls.

Her brows are pinched and there is fire burning behind her eyes.

I laugh tonelessly. “You came to my home at seven in the morning to warm me to stay away from Rowan? You’re barking up the wrong tree Emma”

I wasn’t the naïve, stupid girl she left behind and I’ll be damned if I let her walk all over me.

“Rowan is mine, Ava! He’s always been mine. I lost nine fucking years with the love of my life because of you and I won’t let you have your away again”

“I’m not having any way with him! You can keep him for all I care. Just leave me the fuck alone!”

I can’t believe that I was standing outside my house arguing about a man that didn’t want me in the first place. Hasn’t she noticed that the only tie Rowan and I have is Noah?

“I saw him looking at you yesterday, I also saw him following you to the bathroom” she accuses.

“And how's that my fault?”

She looks like she wants nothing more than to hit me. Even when she’s angry and looks like she’s about to blow up, she’s still beautiful. How can someone be this beautiful and perfect? Seriously, what is her secret?

“You’re trying to seduce him again”

“We were married Emma! We’ve fucked more times than I can count, I don’t need to seduce him, you have all my permission to keep my sloppy seconds”

The sermon ends in a blur and soon it was time to leave. I greet those church goers that I knew on my way out and head towards my car.

My phone vibrating brings me out of my stupor. I take it out and put it in my ear as I dig into my bag for my car keys.

“What the fuck did you tell Emma?!” Rowan’s cold and angry voice comes through the speaker.

Why am I not surprised that Emma went crying to him? And I’m sure she left out the part where she came to my house unannounced with uncalled for accusations.

“Rowan…”

I press the unlock button on my car keys but I don’t get the chance to continue my sentence or get into my car.

A booming sound is heard and a heat blast like no other hits me. I’m thrown back before landing hard. The last thing I hear, is the ringing of my ears and peoples screaming in fear.