When I got to the bathroom, I threw the door open. I thought I would see him trying to sweet talk Ella into getting back with him. Instead, what I saw was Noah all over Ella. He was trying to force himself on her, trying to kiss Ella even though it was clear that was the last thing Ella wanted.I ya
Before the official game against Arthur Winslow’s team next week, our team had a friendly game against each other. Liam was going to be the captain of half the team while Noah was going to captain the other half. Even though it was basically a practice game, the stands were packed.Monica and I had
I tightened the grip on my hockey stick as I skated to the center of the rink. My half of the team followed behind me and the crowd in the stands went absolutely wild. I would never get enough of that sound. Hearing people cheering my name always got me pumped and ready to defeat whoever was across
Monica and I waited for the crowd to swarm out of the hockey rink.“That was so amazing. The way Liam completely beat the shit out of Noah…totally legendary,” Monica said, practically bouncing up and down.My heart was still beating fast from all of the emotions that I had felt throughout the game.
Come to my room tonight, I need some tutoring. I woke up to this text from Liam. It had been a while since we had done a tutoring session. He’d been busy with hockey practice and I had been focused on classes and working on the latest of my romance novel.I didn’t know how to feel about Liam’s requ
As I straddled Liam, our eyes locked, the air between us was so heavy with desire. I could barely think. This was why I had wanted to stay away. It seemed like every time I came close to Liam, my mind and my heart did crazy things and kept finding itself pulling closer to him.My heart pounded in my
Chills ran down my spine. I couldn’t believe that Liam’s birth family had been spying on him and had gone out of the way to tell him not to date me. I couldn’t believe that they hated me so much that they wanted me out of his life.“Liam, maybe we should just call things quit. I don’t want you to ge
Liam tensed beside me as his grip on my hand tightened. I could almost hear his heartbeat pick up speed and in response, my heartbeat started to match his pace. We hadn’t been “together” for that long but already, it felt like our entire beings were in sync.Liam stared at Arthur and the rest of his
But that chance was almost taken from me tonight. Had we not gone to see him, the man would have been dead. I can’t let Ella’s mother face the same fate. It needs to stop. All of it. “Alright,” I said firmly. I reached down to grasp Ella’s hand. “I know I kept saying that we needed to wait unti
The car ride back to campus was kept in complete silence. What was there to say? Aaron had been brutally attacked by his own wife and was basically left there to bleed out...That, in itself, was proof that Cecilia had truly lost her mind. What’s even scarier was that apparently, she’s lost contr
They narrowed their eyes. “Well, see about that.” “I just had a very bizarre meeting with Cecilia.” All the blood drained from their faces. Their jaws had all collectively hit the ground and I was certain one of them was going to shout. Liam growled under his breath. “...Ella.” I urged the
I had to do my best to not show fear. The very thought of my mom being put at risk over something that had nothing to do with her was enough to cause my anger and stress levels to rise. I fought to keep my voice as even as possible even though I wanted nothing more than to hurl myself over the t
It didn’t seem like Cecilia was the type to give up. Aaron had certainly warned us all enough times that the woman wasn’t to be underestimated. Yet, it seemed like she had dropped off the face of the earth. With something as big as the Winslow name and reputation at stake, there was no way that sh
[Arthur’s POV] I stared back at the man who, for the better part of my life, was never really present. I suppose in a way, Aaron was just as much absent in my life as he was for Liam. I hadn’t ever really considered that we shared something so personal in common. Something in my gut was tellin
Liam shook his head. “None whatsoever,” he stated. “I told Aaron that my true interests lie in professional hockey.” Wow. Why had I always thought that Liam wanted the title the same way I thought that I wanted it? Then again, it took me a long time to realize that I didn’t much want the positio
[Arthur’s POV] I was stunned. It wasn’t often that I ever found myself at a loss for words. But the statement Ella had just said was nearly enough to knock the very air from my lungs. Surely she wasn’t being serious... In those few seconds in which she’d spoken and all the air had collective
[Ella’s POV] Today was the day in which the hospital finally cleared Liam to leave. He was allowed to return to campus and resume his usual schedule while keeping his physical activity limited. He still needed to be mindful of certain things like carrying too much weight and overextending himsel