His Ex, My Hell

agne hit Ava Miller as she opened the door to

ffee table. A silk scarf, not

ne. Cleaning up. E

ed on the sofa, still in his tuxedo from last night

ted. "Took you

m. "Handle her. And the press, if she

ed. Like he was asking

ace impassive. "O

onde and disheveled, was just waking up. She l

u?" the wom

alm, professional. "Mr. Davenport has reque

envelope on the nightstand. "Sign this, and the content

nvelope, then back to Ava, a flicke

state empire, had nearly died. A rare autoimmune disorder, triggered by a reckless lifestyle and the emotional fall

only compatible match. Her unique stem cells, he

debt. Her younger sister, Lily, needed an

Ethan for five years. She would provide the life-sustaining biological components – painful, regular extrac

e almost up. Just

r existence. Three more months of the agonizing procedures that left her drained and a

or, routine procedure. He n

re Davenport Sr. in his imposing study.

oice steady. "I wanted to discuss

his gaze sharp. "Termination? Ava, t

that all arrangements will be made for a swift and quiet disso

. "You've been... efficient,

of the bargain," Ava

the air between them. It had de

his?" Theodore asked, a rare note o

t, I will disappear. I will not seek any further compensation,

emn, a vow she had ma

r, their faces etched with desperation. The inn, the

l," her father had stammer

avenports. They can save us. Sav

idn't know. A man who need

al choice. Not when Lily's life hung in the balance.

medical fragility. He'd made his disdain clear from the first day, parading a string of women through their lives, many of

rue depth of Ava's sacrifice. It wasn't just her freedom, her dignity. I

r childhood sweetheart, her fiancé, a brave NYC firefighter, had been reported killed in t

r neck, hidden beneath her clothes. A small, locked box held his let

t allowed her to endure Ethan's cruelty, the coldness that Etha

ke the ones she'd read about. Serenity Glen, in the Pacific Northwest. A place to simply be, to honor Liam's memor

e. She would find