Chapter 366

Chapter 0366

Rowan.

Fuck, | am a nervous wreck. My heart was beating erratically, and | could barely contain the shaking in my hands. The last time

we did this, we were both young, and neither of us wanted it.

She'd been trying to escape from me with my baby, and I’d been angry at the whole universe for the fact that | had to marry a girl

| hated. Parts of me still wonder what would have happened if Ava had managed to run away. Of course | would have been

fucking angry that she ran away and denied me the chance at knowing my baby, but would we still have found our way back to

each other?

| didn’t see it before, but | truly, fucking believe that Ava is my soulmate. It took a while to see that, to realize that, but better late

than never.

“Will you fucking come down?” Gabe growls beside me.

Taking a deep breath, | try to calm myself down, but nothing happens.

| guess | won't be able to calm down until | see her walking down the aisle.

“‘lcan't”

“Well, you better; you’re making me nervous, and I’m not the one getting married.”

We were standing at the front, waiting for Ava to arrive. Neither she nor her bridesmaid had arrived yet.

Despite me wanting the most lavish wedding money could buy, Ava didn’t. | wanted the whole damn world to know that she was

mine.

That she’d chosen me. That she’d given me a second chance.

Nobody was ever going to be able to take her away from me.

Ava, wanted something simple and intimate. That is one thing that still surprises me about her. She is one of the richest women

in the city, yet she’s so simple and down to earth. She didn’t want any paparazzi at our wedding, or strangers. Just friends and

family.

“| saw mom’s wedding dress, it’s beautiful, and she looked beautiful in it.” Noah says it on my other side. “Wait and see, you

won't be able to take your eyes off her.”

You fucking guessed it. My groom’s men were Gabe and Noah. | would have chosen Travis, my oldest friend, but our friendship

has been the same since everything went down between me and Emma. Ava has also yet to forgive him, so there is that.

“| can’t wait to see her.” | smiled at my son, who was bouncing in excitement.

He was our biggest champion, always trying his best to push us together when Ava and | divorced. He never gave up on us. |

guess he saw something between us that we didn’t until it was almost too late.

| turn and stare into the crowd. My parents were seated at the front. The talk between my mom and Ava had somehow brought

them a bit closer. They’ll never be best friends, but there’s no longer bad blood between them.

Nora and Theo weren’t here, but that’s understandable. They're with Ava and her bride’s maid. Travis, Kate, and Emma were

also present. Only a few of the kids Ava has helped were present here. The rest would join us at the reception. Her assistant and

a few of our colleagues were also present. Also present are Calvin and Gunner.

“What if she doesn’t come?” | whisper to my brother as a different kind of panic takes over.

“You're kidding me, right?” He gives me a look that suggests he finds me to be the dumbest human being in existence. | ignore

that.

“Maybe she decided I’m not good enough for her, which, by the way, I’m not. | wouldn't blame her if she decides she’s better off

without me in her life.”

Gabe discretely shakes me. “Get a fucking hold of yourself!”