In the days that followed my meeting with Aaron, I was feeling so all over the place. How could Aaron make that ask of me. He wanted me to keep this secret relationship that Aaron and could enter into. He wanted to me to try to convince Liam to join the family.It all felt like such a betrayal becau
That fucking bastard. I couldn’t believe what Ella had told me. Aaron was trying to use her as a pawn to get to me. I was furious that Ella had even considered joining him. Of course I was. Ella and I were a team and here she was trying to break us apart.How could she not know that even entertainin
I stormed out of the Winslow mansion, my mind a chaotic mess of anger and frustration. Every word Aaron had said echoed in my ears, fueling the rage that burned inside me. Who the fuck did he think he was, really?I had come there to tell him to stay the hell out of my life. I’d come there to tell h
The next day, I found myself standing outside the Winslow mansion, a mixture of anxiety and determination swirling inside me. Even though the last time I was at the mansion, I’d left pissed off with a promise to myself never to come back, here I was, again. I had agreed to meet with Aaron, to hear
I still hadn’t talked to Liam for almost a week. He wasn’t picking up my calls. He refused to stay after class so that we could walk together. I understood why he did this though. He was still hurt over how I had gone behind his back to talk to Aaron.My mind buzzed with everything that had happened
Even though I had tried to believe mom’s words, tried to believe the story that I was telling in my head about the positive sides of attending Royal Imperial University, deep down, I know that I was just lying to myself.I couldn’t shake off the feeling of unease. Even after talking to Mom, the idea
His eyes flashed with frustration. “Do you really think I’m that weak? Do you think I can’t protect you?”I knew that I had hit a button but I didn’t care. I had to be honest for the both of us, even if Liam refused to see the truth in my words.“That’s not what I’m saying,” I replied, my voice risi
I couldn’t shake the conversation with Monica. Her words echoed in my head, mingling with my fears and doubts. Maybe she was right. Maybe Liam’s determination meant something more than I could see right now.Maybe it was that determination that I should lean on and not my fears about what could happ