“Liam, what is that?”My eyes were drawn to a particularly strange door that seemed randomly placed on the far side of the room. It didn’t appear to be another closet and it certainly wasn’t the door that led to the bathroom. So...What the hell was it for?From behind me, I heard Liam let out a low
That comment stirred an anger inside of me. “Hello, Arthur,” I greeted with a hint of bitterness.It shouldn’t have come as any surprise that he would be here as well. Considering that Aaron was both Liam and Arthur’s father, it would be wrong for him to show any sort of favoritism toward his childr
Part of me realizes that I probably shouldn’t have mentioned Arthur’s presence at the hotel to Liam. Ever since we spoke about the whole ordeal, things have been feeling rather tense...Liam wasn’t exactly trying to smother me, per se. During the mornings, and most of the afternoons, he was stuck in
[Liam’s POV]I knew I should have at least tried to calm down and maybe hear Ella out before letting my anger get the better of me.“Ella! Ella, wait!”I tried calling after her as she marched down the hallway toward her room. A horrible feeling twisted in my gut when she slammed the door in my face
I remained in a grueling state of anger and bitterness the moment I slammed the door in Liam’s face. Although I heard every single one of his knocks and quiet pleas for me to open the door, I refused.I could not, for the life of me, understand why Liam had lashed out at me like that. I mean granted
“Wow, this really is amazing,” Liam said as we walked through the indoor garden.Exactly like I assumed before, all the pre-strung fairy lights around were on, giving the place an ethereal glow. Each individual pine tree was lit up and laced with dark red, velvet bows.“It is beautiful, isn’t it?” I
To say that I was frightened was a complete understatement.It was as if all of the air had been sucked from my lungs and my muscles locked up. But it wasn’t as though I could anyway. Arthur’s hands remained firmly on my arms, keeping me from any possibility of escaping.My brows pinched together in
His eyes grew hooded. “Why not give me the chance?”I couldn’t properly describe the look I gave him. It had to have been a cross between astonishment and disturbing unpleasantness.“Why in the hell would I want to give you the chance to know me?” I asked bitterly before I could stop myself. “Bec