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
I still couldn’t shake the picture of Arthur’s face from my mind. The intense look he gave me when our hands touched, his words—they all replayed in my head like a relentless loop.I sat on the edge of my bed, staring at the wall, trying to make sense of everything that had happened out on that brid
I held Liam’s hand and followed him into the building, my heart pounding. The dim lights and the subtle scent of sweat and leather gave me a hint about where we were entering long before we even reached the main area.It was a gym, but not just any gym. It was a boxing gym. The sound of gloves hitti
Liam turned to the she-wolf, his eyebrows raised with curiosity. There was a small smile playing on his lips. "My name is Liam," he said, his voice casual. There was a small pause. Was he serious right now. Was that all Liam really had to say?I coughed and squeezed his hands. Tight. Liam looked dow
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