[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
[Arthur’s POV]I almost couldn’t handle the whirlwind of emotions that were flying through me at that very moment. Throughout the day, I was furious, angry, frustrated, and now I was experiencing something along the lines of worry and total confusion.Ella’s expression melted from a venomous, bitter
“Does anything about the profile look familiar to you?” I asked.Olivia examined it closely but shook her head. “I can ask around, though. Maybe one of the girls knows something about this person.”“Do it as soon as possible.”She raised a brow in question. “Why the rush?”“Ella is convinced that I
It shouldn’t have come as such a surprise to find out that Bonnie’s parents were as kind as she was. When we were all introduced to each other, they treated me as though I was like everyone else.They had asked me about how I was handling my transition from my previous school along with how my class
[Liam’s POV]It was that inhuman snarl that caused my entire body to freeze on the spot. The insurmountable anger that I felt from listening to what Arthur’s mother had to say to Ella was enough to make me see red. And then to see Arthur show an ounce of human decency to her was what truly caused me
The second time my eyes opened, I found myself back in my dorm room tucked beneath my covers in bed. My head was pounding and more than half my body was sore beyond basic movement.Had it not been for these undeniable factors, I would have sworn that what happened earlier had been nothing more than
Liam snorted in derision. “Maybe because you’ve proven yourself to be a vindictive asshole, who doesn't know when to leave people alone.”I was suddenly hit with that same anger I had felt from earlier before. A low growl rumbled from my throat, causing my eyes to widen.Goddamnit! It was as if I ha
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