47. Ethan


    <<. Avery. >>


    I make my way towards the beach. It''s a full moon and everything looks brighter. A little spooky even. I love this moment right now. I will join everyone on the trek to the falls. There is no point in hiding in my room. If a walk to the beach is so refreshening, I can only imagine how wonderful the walk through the forest would


    be.


    I walk through a dense passage of trees. That''s when I hear a shuffling of leaves behind me. The hair on the back of my neck rises. Is someone following me? This is a private property. It''s highly unlikely that some intruder has made his way inside. The thought doesn''t assure me. I fasten my pace so I am not obscured by trees anymore. I hear heavy footsteps to match mine. Someone grabs me from behind and pulls me into the trees.


    "Where do you think you are going?" He growls.


    I shriek.


    He presses his palm on my mouth to smother my voice and says, "It''s me!"


    "Ethan?" I say as he pulls his hand away.


    I blink and try to make out his face in the dim moonlight. It is Ethan.


    "You look stunning in this dress..." he says, touching my cheek with the back of his hand. I am stunned, unable toprehend what is happening. I try to step away but He takes me by surprise and cages me between his arm with. my back against a tree...


    "Why are you avoiding me?" He snarls. "Ipliment you and you can''t even answer that now?"


    "Why are you being overbearing...." I snap at him. "Treating and talking to me as if nothing wrong happened


    between us."


    "I told you I am sorry!" he says, trying to control his temper. "I freaking


    apologized."


    I stare at him, confused. What is he expecting from me?


    "Okay.... I forgive you," I tell him coldly. If the fucking forgiveness stops him from behaving like a jerk, then fine. I ept his apology.


    He looks at me and makes little effort to move.


    "Let me go, Ethan. Hell will break loose if someone sees us!" I pushed his arms from my side to make myself out.


    He doesn''t bulge. My heart skips a beat when he brings his face closer to mine.


    "Wouldn''t that be fun? Your sister will eventually stop pestering me."


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    "You don''t have to hop between two sisters, Ethan. You can break off the engagement if you want to...."


    He chuckles..


    "Oh Avery... Dont be naive." He says, inhaling my scent from the side of my neck.


    "Don''t you remember... how we used to sneak out all the time..." He says, "Our families looked for us and we would hide in the corner... Don''t you remember how much fun we were together?"


    It feels like he is scrapping an old wound. I remember that time... I often thought about how things went downhill after his mother fell sick. I offered my body to save her life. But Ethan... He felt frustrated instead of thankful that he couldn''t fuck me. That my body was fragile. Then weight gain. More distance.


    He was a shallow man. He still is.


    I have a rage boiling inside me. But no mental capacity to fight him. Especially about the things that do not matter


    anymore.


    I push him away, but he pins me hard to the tree. The tree bark scratches my back and arms.


    He presses his body onto me and says, "I saw how you were looking at me at the dinner table."


    My eyes sting as he grinds his hard cock pressed onto my hips. "I remember all those wedding ns you used to make.... informing me about everything... You never bothered me... Like an obedient woman, you did everything to please me," he mumbles.


    My heart is beating faster, and mind is going haywire. I am unable to process anything. I try to squirm away from


    him.


    He ignores my difort and says in a loathing voice, "And De!!! Oh my god... She is such a bitch... So hard and so fucking dumb..."


    "You cheated and treated me like dirt on your shoe, Ethan. What do you want from me now?"


    I push him so he isn''t touching me anymore. He moves back but doesn''t remove his hands from my sides.


    "I told you I want you back." He hisses at me. "I came on this tour because I wanted to talk to you. But you have been dodging me..."


    "Take a step back. Then we''ll talk," I tell him in a hard voice. I am trying to keep my shit together.


    "No, I won''t. You will run away. I am not some fool to follow you around!"


    He traces my waist with hands and says, "You always enjoyed this..."


    "I don''t anymore. It''s disgusting!" My voice is breaking.


    "Don''t lie! You love this."


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    Ethan enjoyed overpowering me in the bedroom. I liked it too. But that was before we broke up. He cups my breast in his palm and I head butt him hard in rage.


    He stumbles back and cries in pain, holding his nose. "You-Bitch-"/


    "I am not your To Be Wife!" I hiss at him, stepping away. "Do you expect me to be your side whore? If you ever touch me again, I will knee your balls, Ethan. Don''t you ever dare to do this again."


    I rush towards the resort. My heart is beating fast. I feel vited. Why would he think this is okay? I am so done with his ''I want you back.'' bullshit.


    I feel sorry for De. She did trap him, seduced him. But now he has Nikki''s wrapped around his fingers. He is ready to cheat on her. Just like he did with me.


    I have to do something about it. I want to avoid being cornered and groped.


    I need to pull my big guns. If I don''t introduce my Hot Jerk Fake Husband to everyone now, it will only get out of


    hand.


    I make into my room, barely holding myself together. Luckily, no one saw me.


    The inte rings as soon as I enter my room. I hear dad''s voice as I pick up the receiver, "Avery, where were you?"


    "I went for a walk.."pletely ruined by an asshole.


    “Get a phone, sweetie,” he says and I sigh. I still haven''t gotten a new phone. ? don''t want to get a new one. Maybe it could save me from some problems. I don''t understand why things are happening to me.


    "I am enjoying my time without one," I tell him, instead.


    Heughs. "I understand... I miss those times when I was not a ve to a tiny screen in my hands."


    Dad likes the idea of going anywhere and cutting off everyone. In today''s fast life, it''s next to impossible. I am managing my work with myptop and emails right now. But yes, a cell phone is much needed. Lena has mentioned it a million times already. Cóntent


    "Anyway, Liam called me. He wants to talk to you," Dad says, and I frown. How


    did he get dad''s number?


    "I hadn''t realized you didn''t tell him about the ident," He says with disapproval


    in his voice.


    "I didn''t want to worry him, dad. I would have told him once we catch up." A lie


    falls smoothly from my!


    "I invited him here," Dad deres and my eyes widen.


    "Bu- but he is not in town..."


    "Oh, he is... He came by the Collins mansion looking for you. He must have been


    worried that your phone was not


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    I take his number from dad and call him. I have so many questions. How did he


    figure out my house address? And why did he call dad? What does he want to talk


    about?


    He picks up my call in the first ring and says in a smooth voice, "Hello my doll"


    I go still, listening to his voice. All questions in my head fade away at realization.


    Liam never calls me Doll. M does.


    I swallow hard and ask, "Liam?"


    Unsure, but with hope in my heart.


    A/N: Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.


    PS: I have edited this chapter to make it better.