“Don’t you dare talk about me like that,” I snarled, my voice low and dangerous.I moved forward quickly, sending a jab into her stomach. She stumbled back on her heels, taking a sharp breath as the blow forced the air from her.“It may have started as a sham, but I am his family. I am the one he ca
Ella POV“When you finally realize the truth, it will be too late.”My chest tightened as Diana’s words sank in. The words rattled around inside me, burrowing deep into my heart, a cruel echo of the self-doubt I had tried so hard to bury.But I wasn’t going to let it affect me. Not now. Not when eve
As I stepped away from her, I glanced to Sabrina. Diana’s jacket was discarded on the ground. Sabrina was bent over with a key ring in her hand, frantically checking each one in the lock around Lexie’s leg."What does that mean?" I demanded, my voice rising, sharper now. My fists were trembling, my
Ella POV“Do you think this changes anything?” Diana asked as she moved towards me, forcing me to back towards Alexander.My fists were clenched so tightly that my nails cut into my palms. The heat of anger coursed through me as my wolf began to surface, barely restrained."You're so weak, Ella," Di
I saw the tears in Alexander’s eyes, but he refused to let them fall. He tore his gaze from me, looking fully at Ironfang.“I’m not his puppet anymore,” he said firmly. “And I never will be again.”“Which is why you have to die,” he replied.I took advantage of the distraction and surged forward, my
Alexander POV“It’s already over, pup.”The words echoed in my head, but my thoughts were sluggish, my limbs heavy. I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong, something deeper than just the bleeding wound in my side.Ironfang stared at me, his voice low and almost affectionate as he took
“You’re not killing anyone today!” Ella shouted suddenly, drawing both of our attention.I looked at her in shock, intending to stop her but then our eyes met. She glanced at the knife, like she could read my mind.She was giving me a distraction. If I could act fast enough…Ironfang turned to her f
Ella POVI watched Alexander hit the ground, and a shocked cry escaped me before I could bring my hands to my mouth to stifle it. My heart pounded so violently I could barely think, my entire body frozen with terror.Something hit my shoe. I looked down. A blade, stained with blood, lay at my feet.
Ella POVThe sound of pounding footsteps echoed through the room, and before I could process the scene unfolding before me, several of Alexander’s men burst into the room.August was at the front, his face tight with frustration, his eyes scanning the situation with sharp, calculating focus.I sighe
Ella POVI watched Alexander hit the ground, and a shocked cry escaped me before I could bring my hands to my mouth to stifle it. My heart pounded so violently I could barely think, my entire body frozen with terror.Something hit my shoe. I looked down. A blade, stained with blood, lay at my feet.
“You’re not killing anyone today!” Ella shouted suddenly, drawing both of our attention.I looked at her in shock, intending to stop her but then our eyes met. She glanced at the knife, like she could read my mind.She was giving me a distraction. If I could act fast enough…Ironfang turned to her f
Alexander POV“It’s already over, pup.”The words echoed in my head, but my thoughts were sluggish, my limbs heavy. I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong, something deeper than just the bleeding wound in my side.Ironfang stared at me, his voice low and almost affectionate as he took
I saw the tears in Alexander’s eyes, but he refused to let them fall. He tore his gaze from me, looking fully at Ironfang.“I’m not his puppet anymore,” he said firmly. “And I never will be again.”“Which is why you have to die,” he replied.I took advantage of the distraction and surged forward, my
Ella POV“Do you think this changes anything?” Diana asked as she moved towards me, forcing me to back towards Alexander.My fists were clenched so tightly that my nails cut into my palms. The heat of anger coursed through me as my wolf began to surface, barely restrained."You're so weak, Ella," Di
As I stepped away from her, I glanced to Sabrina. Diana’s jacket was discarded on the ground. Sabrina was bent over with a key ring in her hand, frantically checking each one in the lock around Lexie’s leg."What does that mean?" I demanded, my voice rising, sharper now. My fists were trembling, my
Ella POV“When you finally realize the truth, it will be too late.”My chest tightened as Diana’s words sank in. The words rattled around inside me, burrowing deep into my heart, a cruel echo of the self-doubt I had tried so hard to bury.But I wasn’t going to let it affect me. Not now. Not when eve
“Don’t you dare talk about me like that,” I snarled, my voice low and dangerous.I moved forward quickly, sending a jab into her stomach. She stumbled back on her heels, taking a sharp breath as the blow forced the air from her.“It may have started as a sham, but I am his family. I am the one he ca