Arthur’s words cut like a knife.“You don’t know what you’re talking about,” Liam said.“Don’t I? Something tells me your new Beta family isn’t all that impressed with your flashy tactics. I mean, look at your beta brother? The guy clearly hates you,” Arthur said. He glanced at Noah who was still cr
After the game, Arthur’s revelation of my true identity, that I was a Winslow, completely turned my world upside down. As I walked through the halls of school the next week, I could feel the eyes on me, the whispers following in my wake. Everyone knew.Ella used to always talk about how much people
This asshole had provoked me at a time when he really shouldn’t have. I punched him in the stomach and gave him another punch for good measure. I was getting ready to throw another blow across his face when the sound of Ella’s voice stopped me.“Liam, Liam! Stope it! Please!” Her voice was desperate
The moon was a silver color and it followed Ella and I as we moved closer to the old bridge. All around us, shadows stretched long and wide, making trees look bigger, bushes look more menacing, little animals more imposing.I could feel Ella’s body shiver every time a squirl or bird darted from one
“Oh, so now you two are a packaged deal. Is that it?” Arthur chuckled like he had said something hilarious.“Let’s go,” I said. I turned then, and Ella followed.“I wanted to see how you were handling your new reality, Winslow,” Arthur said, his voice raising loudly. I stopped. Finally, he was reali
“You know we can remove her from the equation, and you wouldn’t be able to do anything about it,” Arthur said, his voice low and steady. He stared back at Liam unblinking, making sure that he hadn’t missed the meaning of his words, of his intentions.My throat started to close up as if his words wer
Arthur’s hand shot up, brushing my finger away. Our hands touched and it felt like a tiny bit of electricity traveled through the both of us. I didn’t know why, but I quickly pulled my hand back towards me. I held my hand close to my chest as if I had just burned it on the stove.Arthur had felt wha
ARTHUR’S POVArthur Winslow was no stranger to conflict, both external and internal. As he entered the school gym, the familiar clang of weights and the rhythmic thud of feet pounding on treadmills surrounded him. It was a place of routine, of order. Yet, tonight, Arthur’s mind was anything but orde
Without so much as an arguing word, the men moved. Indeed, Arthur had inherited my ability to compel. I was quick to spot Cecilia standing in the center of the large, main room. She looked anxious and eager to see her son. When she spotted Arthur, her eyes lit up with pure excitement. “I knew
[Ella’s POV] I felt like I was floating on a cloud. At first, it seemed like I was being torn to pieces. The pain that resonated within me—it was like a fire had been set to burn beneath my skin. Every nerve was spiraling and coiling beyond control. I almost begged them both to stop. But then,
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