Again, I felt that same sense of pride. But beyond that point, the conversation went downhill.“After the last game, Arthur’s team doesn’t even deserve to be on the ice.” “He was such an asshole.”“Yeah, but if you think about it, look at the way Liam is playing now...He’s not acting much different
[Liam’s POV]The game was intense. There was no doubt about that.From what I could make out, both my team and Arthur’s team were doing everything in our power to ensure that one of us came out on top. Much to my own surprise, the violence was kept to a bare minimum.That unexpected jolt of energy a
[Arthur’s POV]Nothing fucks your shit up more than hearing from your own mate that she is disappointed in you. It hurt more than falling into a losing streak or taking a nasty punch to the gut. Ever since the second hockey match, I’d been wracking my mind and my feelings over what had taken place.
I was happy that Liam won—hell, I was utterly ecstatic. I figured that due to my earlier mysterious problem, I was sure to pass out from all the excitement.At the very least, I could use a decent rest. Whatever the hell was going on with me during that second intermission burned off at least half o
My eyes widened. I hadn’t given that idea much thought. It certainly seemed possible. But why? How?“I...I don’t know. Monica did say that I smelled different and then I...”“Then you what?” he prompted.I thought back to the game and tried to push past the growing embarrassment that I overlooked at
The following day, after a majority of the party-goers left, the rest of us decided to chill out at the indoor pool in the back of the lodge. Monica and I were lying out on some of the lounge chairs while Liam and a couple of his friends were playing a small game of volleyball in the pool.Because t
“Arthur?” she asked in disbelief.I waved my hand about. “He looked just as concerned as Liam did. His worry was genuine, I thought.”Even Monica thought Arthur’s behavior was strange and out of pocket.“I mean, it’s not like I know the guy particularly well, but I would never think that he would go
By the end of the weekend, Liam had come rushing over to the house the day that our transfer papers were cleared from Eastwood Academy. It had been made official, at that point.I was sort of hoping for a lot of the uncertainty to fade away but it only seemed to become more compacted. My mom, on the
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