Chapter 271
Ex-Husband’s Regret
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I wake with a start. I donât know what startled me. Maybe it was a dream or a memory. Iâm not sure. It
was vague, and the images werenât clear.
I detangle myself from Rowan and sit up. One name kept ringing in my head.
Ethan.
Was it someone I knew? Someone I should know? Was he important to me somehow? The questions
were endless as I tried to figure out who the hell he was.
Our bedroom was lit by the moon. It cast an eerie atmosphere. Especially since I woke up shaken by
whatever it was that plagued my mind. I turn the lights on still. Trying to chase away the goosebumps.
âAva, is something wrong?â His sleepy voice makes me turn to him.
He looked really sexy. His eyes were sleepy, and his hair was disheveled Plus, his chest was totally bare.
I swallow as I continue salivating over him. Rowan is a sexy and hot masterpiece. There was no denying
that.
âAva?â he calls, bringing me back from my thoughts.
Should I tell him? Itâs been a couple of days since I woke up, and the feeling that heâs hiding something
from me still persists.
I donât know why, but my heart tells me that whoever Ethan is, Rowan doesnât really like him. Everything
was going so smoothly between us. I was afraid of messing it all up.
My mouth compresses so as to stop myself from blurting it all out. I was dying to know who this guy was
and why his name filtered through the block that was keeping my memories from me.
Rowan sits up in bed, then turns me so that we are faceâtoâface. His hand on my bare arms sends
shivers down my back. It makes me think that I wouldnât mind his hands all over me. In fact, I would
much prefer
that.
Taking a deep breath, I try to calm myself. Everything was still so new. I didnât really trust his affections
for me, so it would be a mistake to jump into bed with him, though we do share a bed.
Running my hand down my face, I decide to come clean with him. âI just woke up from what I think is a
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body still next to mine, making me raise my brow at that.
Do you remember what the memory was?â he asks, his voice a bit hesitant.
And there it was. The reason why I think heâs hiding something from me. That, or there is something he
doesnât want me to remember.
1 study him, but his face gives nothing away. Sighing, I shake my head.
âNo, I donât remember what it was.â I hear him exhale, âBut one name kept ringing in my head.â
He stills again. He was doing a really lousy job at trying to make it seem like he was detached. That,
what
I remembered, or the name didnât bother him at all.
Sure, if you look at his cold grey eyes and his stoic face, you would believe that, but I know Rowanâ¦
and I know right now that he is tense for some reason.
âWhat name?â
âEthan.â I pause and stare at my hands before looking back at him. âWho is he? Do you know him?â
Tension rolls off him in waves. He forces himself to relax, which completely fascinates me.
always had control over his emotions, seeing him like this⦠Fighting whatever was bothering him made
him more human.
I see it in his eyes. Heâs debating whether he should tell me something or not. Seeing this, I grasp his
hands, which were fisted on top of the cover.
âRowan, who is Ethan?â
He takes a deep breath before exhaling.
âHeâs Irisâs father.â
The simple sentence leaves me in a state of shock. I couldnât believe my ears. Iâve wondered who Irisâs
dad is since I woke up. Now I have the answer, but I donât know what to do with it.
The mystery of how I got pregnant with another man still bothered me. I know myself, and I know I would
never cheat on Rowan. I love him so much.
Unless things changed and I become a grade A slut, I donât see myself being with any other man