Any anxiety that I’d been unknowingly harboring inside of my chest was gradually dispersing.“I kind of hoped that we could have worked things out in the end. But I know that I mistreated you and missed my opportunity.”I found myself oddly at peace with this situation and gave Noah a real smile. “T
Today was the day.Today, Liam and I were heading to our new school where we were supposed to be meeting with a few people from Eastwood’s administration. I was nervous, to say the least.Liam and I had packed up a good portion of our belongings in the back of his car and headed towards the Academy.
The following day, I’d gotten up early to get ready for my first class. I was feeling a lot less worried than when Liam and I first arrived yesterday. I think getting to know Bonnie and properly settling in was exactly what I needed.When I finally grabbed my bag, the two of us headed toward the Lan
Thankfully the rest of her class went well; however, she was quick to note that she shared a By the end of the day, I was mentally drained. At least, the rest of my classes had gone a hell of a lot smoother than my first one.I still couldn’t believe I literally had a passive-aggressive argument wit
[Arthur’s POV]You’d be amazed at what money could do.Especially when one has it in massive abundance.The same day Liam and his annoying team won the championship, I’d returned to the house and overheard a very interesting conversation coming from my father’s study. Apparently, Aaron has struck up
“Yes, yes. Good luck with that,” I told her with amusement.She planted a hand on her hip and scoffed. “Hold on...You didn’t go through all this trouble for me.” She narrowed her gaze. “Wait, you’re still trying to make it happen with Ella, aren’t you?”I tore my eyes away from her and glanced out t
[Liam’s POV]Something was wrong...I noticed it from the moment I headed into my third class. I carefully searched the room but saw that Ella was nowhere to be found. It didn’t make sense.After Aaron had made sure that our transcripts from our previous school had all, successfully, gone over to Ea
I can’t believe Arthur would do something this manipulative...Alright, maybe I should have guessed that he would have pulled off something like this. But I still couldn’t understand why.To think, I was supposed to share my classes with Liam and actually have a dorm right next to him. My hands curle
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