Chapter 60: Who is this man?
"Get off of me." Ava yanked her arm free from his grip. "Enough, Dylan. I’m not going to tolerate all this anymore. We are divorced now, and I can see anyone I want. You don’t get to control me anymore."
"You can’t be with him." Dylan stretched his hand toward her, but Nicholas stepped forward, pulling Ava toward him.
"She is not your property," Nicholas said, his voice low yet etched with warning. "She has every right to decide who she wants in her life."
Dylan’s insides churned with an overwhelming surge of rage as he fixated on Nicholas’s hand resting on Ava’s shoulder. The muscles of his jaw tightened. He wanted nothing more than to rip that hand away and erase any trace of Nicholas’s touch from her.
"As long as the divorce process isn’t final, she is still my wife," Dylan growled, tugging at her arm.
Nicholas wasn’t backing down. His hold on Ava’s other arm remained steady, unyielding. "She has already severed ties with you. She doesn’t want to be with you anymore. Why are you forcing yourself on her?"
"I’m her husband," Dylan shot back. "That gives me every right! You’re just an outsider. Stay out of this, or you’ll regret it. She is coming with me." He tugged at her arm, his eyes blazing with possessiveness.
Nicholas pulled her back with equal force. "She is not going anywhere with you,"
Ava had finally had enough. Frustration and anger flared inside her as both men tugged at her from either side. "Stop it, both of you!" she barked and forcefully shrugged off their hands, freeing herself from their grip. She threw stern glares at them, her patience thoroughly exhausted. "I’m not going with either of you. I can go by myself."