I felt Arthur go stiff. He lifted his head up to stare at Liam with a pending look as though he were waiting for the rest of his statement.“...But?”Liam gave him a tentative look. “But now I’m starting to see that there’s a lot more to you than I was willing to acknowledge before.”A slight smile
Please tell me that we did the right thing by telling Arthur the truth about Aaron and his plan for Liam. Ever since Liam and I chose to speak to Arthur about what’s been going on with their father, I’ve been sort of looking for a sign that would prove to me that we made the right decision. I had y
“Ella? I would like to apologize for the other day,” he said.Oh? My brows raised in question.“About what?” I asked pointedly.It’s one thing to apologize, but I needed to make sure that he knew exactly what he was apologizing for.“I shouldn’t have thrown all those questions out at you like that,”
My eyes widened and blood ran cold through my veins. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. The dark, hooded figure that had been haunting my mind for weeks had somehow stepped beyond the mental barrier I’d been keeping him in. Either that or he was never a figment of my imagination to behind with...
A surprised whimper slipped from my mouth which Arthur gladly stole as he deepened the kiss. My whole body shook when I felt the hot, demanding press of his tongue swept into my mouth. I clutched at his arms to steady myself. My heart slammed against my rib cage while a spark of luscious heat
In fact, I was honestly contemplating packing up my belongings and returning home. Is it even safe to return home? Oh God, what if I end up putting my mom at risk? There was clearly more to this hunter than I realized. Who was his employer? Who was the person pulling the strings? O
[Liam’s POV] Of all the possible reasons why Ella had not been in class, that had been the absolute last on my list. Even after I forced myself to leave her to rest, I felt myself seething with rage from having been left in the dark on a matter as horrible as this. Why hadn’t Ella come to me as
I felt as though I was standing on the precipice of something big. The very air in the room felt as though it had gone still as we all waited patiently for my grandfather to speak. This sort of information that this man possessed could very well be the last of its kind to be known. I knew from t
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