I wasn’t sure what I was expecting to happen after Arthur made me that offer. I half expected the guy to break out into a fit of laughter and confess it all to being part of some joke. Yet, he didn’t. Arthur remained completely composed and silently waited for me to give him an answer.An answer I d
Alright...I admit to being a bit of a coward.I had every intention of telling Liam about my conversation with Arthur and about his invitation to have dinner with him. However...I couldn’t bring myself to tell him. He’d just come from a long, strenuous day of training and I knew he was beyond exhaus
I was starting to regret my choice of prying for further information. Mainly because I really had no idea what to do with it. It was scary how well she spoke about Liam and Noah as though she truly knew them.“Well, you certainly described Noah to a T. Have the two of you dated in the past?”Her bro
[Liam’s POV]Something is wrong with Ella.Since the moment practice first started, I kept glancing in her direction to see if she was alright. This morning has been rather strange. I hadn’t expected her to be so willing to sit in on another practice, considering the last time ended in a minor argum
Of course, there wouldn’t be anything pertaining to an old relationship, Ella. Olivia could have very likely deleted everything when she and Liam broke up.Regardless, I still couldn't seem to find a possible reason as to why Liam didn’t tell me the truth about their previous relationship.Knock. Kn
I wish I felt better after Liam and I spoke. It was the last day at the Golden Fawn Hotel and I didn’t want this trip to end on a bad note. But it seemed that no matter how I tried to either distract myself or let it go, I couldn’t shake the thought of Olivia’s lie being even remotely true.The whol
[Liam’s POV]Where the hell is she? My eyes continuously scanned the bleachers in search of Ella nearly every few minutes. I knew she insisted on packing her bags and gathering all her belongings in advance, but I really didn’t think that it would’ve taken her so long.Maybe she just got distracted
[Ella’s POV]After a lengthy ride back home, I was oddly happy to find the house empty. Not that I didn’t want to see my mom, but I knew she would read right through my emotions.She would insist on knowing what happened and try to talk me through what I was feeling. The thing was, I knew what I was
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