A Divorce He Regrets (Raina and Alexander) novel Chapter 296

AVA

I racked my brain for who it could be, but all my brain came up with, was pure static. No matter how hard I tried to think, I just couldn't come up with who that might be.

Had I imagined it somehow? He looked like he had been staring at me. It was weird

“Relax, Ava.” I muttered underneath my breath, whilst clutching the cup in my hand. “You can do this. Just hang in there till you find your brother.” I told myself.

It sounded easier to be honest. After standing awkwardly by the pool, I decided to start my search all over again. In one swift motion, I ducked towards the door whilst searching for familiar faces. My eyes scanned high and low, but all I came up with, was nothing.

There was no sign of the boys anywhere.

I was just about to give up hope, when my eyes caught something in the corner. It was a narrow hallway opened on the right, and from the murmurs and voices that filtered through the first door, I already knew it was occupied.

“New plan.” I huffed. “Find Asher, murder him, then get Liam to come home with me. Bingo.”

As slowly as I could, I made my way towards the door. I'd barely gotten there when I peeked into the room.

There were roughly about seven or eight teens lounging in there. They'd formed a small circle made up of mismatched cushions, and with their backs against a bookshelf that held old and dusty boardgames, I was able to spot one of the devils who'd brought me here.

Liam's blonde hair seemed to catch the light, and while it may or may not be the reason I was able to recognize him, all I wanted to do was chop his hair off his head, before feeding it to him.

I was still figuring out ways to murder him when someone's voice broke through my thoughts.

“Ava?” Liam called, and I froze. A smile made its way to his face, but I didn't dare return it. “You're here. Come on in.”

I didn't move. I couldn't.

“Bookworm Ava actually showed!” someone cackled. He told them? “You have to tell us how you managed to get her out of the house.”

“Shut it, Travis!” Liam was on his feet in a second. As he jogged towards me, he made sure to block me from the rest of his group's view.

“I'm going home. I can’t believe your friends were all in on this with you.” I didn't even let him speak. “Enjoy your party.”

“Ava wait.” I turned to leave, but Liam was quick to stop me. Thanks to how fast it happened, the sprite sloshed around in my cup, before streaming down my leg and into my shoes. Great. Just great. “Ava, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have ditched you. Oh and about the shoes too.”

“Yeah.” I wasn't having it. Not one bit. I yanked my arm off.

“You really can't be mad at me sis. Come on, I'm sorry..” Liam’s grabbed my free hand, while his other hand scratched the back of his neck sheepishly. “I'm sorry for being a complete ass and leaving you all alone. You should know why I brought you here.”

His smile grew and I frowned more. This was a bad idea, I just knew it. I could have been in bed by now but I just had to let Liam drag me to this stupid place.

“What do you say, Aves?” Liam called again. “Are you in?”

“Yes, Fine.” I groaned, while muttering a prayer that I hadn't made the biggest mistake of my life.

“Yes!” The boys cheered at the same time, before leading us into the room.

As we found a place to sit in the circle, I muttered to Liam.“You’re in a whole loads of problems bro.” But I felt it again. That prickle behind my back, only this time it was more to my ear. I whipped my head to the side, and spotted the same figure by the door before he walked away.

My stomach twisted.

“Alright, let's start.” Liam's voice cut in before he could respond. “It's spin the bottle time!”

The group broke into a loud shriek as he spun the bottle. It twirled, just before stopping in front of a random girl. With a huge grin, she picked dare, all while twirling a strand of her hair in between her fingers.

She was dared to give one of the other guys a lap dance, and she got loud cheers in return. Liam spun the bottle some more, and just when I thought the game wasn't that bad, one end of the bottle stopped in front of me.

“Alright Sis,” Liam drawled, a mischievous glint in his eyes. “What's it going to be? Truth or Dare?”