Chapter 0366


    Rowan.


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


    than never.


    “Will you fuckinge 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 mostvish 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 toote.


    | 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’te?” | 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 me her if she decides she’s better off


    without me in her life.”


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