Chapter 53

He kept walking, lost in thought, until he found himself in front of a church where he and Ava had taken some tourist pictures the last time they were out walking the streets of Russia.

It was closed and dark, but he sat on the steps and stared at the door as if it had an answer to his problems.

Ethan thought about the night they had been there and how Ava had taken his breath away. She had been so beautiful in her lace dress, and he had felt like he was falling in love all over again from the moment he saw her step out of the room.

He had never felt that way about anyone before, and he had never imagined that he could feel that way again.

But now, he was feeling something different. He was feeling hope. He sat on the steps of the church and he prayed. He prayed for Ava and his children, and he prayed for himself. He prayed for forgiveness from Ava and for the strength to do what was right.

After sitting there for a while, he stood up and began to walk home. As he walked, he felt a