True Colors

William didn’t know how to feel when Ellie gave her reason for following Steve down to the dungeon. Specifically about not wanting to leave him behind. On one hand, it annoyed him to an extent, for she made it sound as though he was weak, when he was only taunting Steve, getting him all riled up into doing something that would later be his downfall. On the other...

'Was she... worried about us?' Liam wondered, touched by their fated mate's action.

'Don't flatter yourself. She's not worried of us as mates; she just doesn't want us to fall victim to what these mutts will do to us,' William told him, though also feeling something for the action.

Steve, on the other hand, grew enraged by what Ellie said. Even more so after getting slammed face-first into the silver bars, a burning scar left on his face. "Return what I've given you? You mean beat me like I did to you? Who did nothing but succumb to your fate? Like hell you will! You think I will play the nice guy and be a gentleman to you?