Chapter 139

• Ava’s POV
• Even if I could ignore the instinct screaming at me to go to him, the reality was simple: stepping on that plane would be a death sentence. For me, and for the child in my womb. I wouldn't give them the satisfaction.
• Days slipped by, then weeks, then months. The calendar pages turned, but my life stood still. Edward’s visits were the one unpredictable element. He’d shed the formal detective role and become an unlikely friend, a lifeline feeding me information about the war being waged for Fabio’s throne.