[Ella’s POV] I wished Liam hadn’t vanished so soon after stopping by before to check on me. His presence alone made it possible for me to calm down and allowed me to get out of my own head for a short time. I hadn’t been able to get myself to rest. Instead, things had become unfathomably worse.
I slowly turned my head to find that it was Ben. “Hey,” he said. He gave me a gentle smile and guided me over toward one of the benches. “Can I be honest with you?” he asked. “You look awful.” I let out a small laugh and leaned back. “Yeah, you’re not wrong. I know I look horrible.” His ey
[Liam’s POV] The absolute last thing that I ever expected to see was Ella being carted in the arms of another friggin’ wolf—who just so happened to not be Arthur! I glanced to my side to find that he was just as dumbfounded as I was. What the hell was Ella even doing out of her room? I would
A vicious snarl slipped from his mouth. “Oh God, don’t tell me that she’s screwing him in order to move herself up here at school,” Arthur hissed. “I wouldn't put it past her. She seemed incredibly smug just being able to boast about her connection to him. But she’s been noticing Ella’s changes
[Arthur’s POV] I may have been a tad bit brazen when I leaned in to kiss Ella in front of Liam. When I noticed that he had gone in to kiss her, I felt utterly compelled to follow suit. After all, Ella was my mate as well. However, I did feel a slight shred of remorse toward Liam because I knew h
Without so much as another word, the two of us headed back toward the individual classrooms until we came upon Mrs. Shields. At first glance, we saw that she was working with another student. Oh, well. That wasn’t enough to deter either of us from doing what we came here to accomplish. We headed
[Ella’s POV] Had it not been for the extensive weight of my exhaustion, I would have gone with Liam and Arthur. Although I had no special regard for Mrs. Shields, I didn’t want either one of them going after her. “We’re just going to have a little chat,” Arthur said with a familiar, menacing gli
“Alright, I’ve had enough of dealing with History and Biology for the day,” Bonnie announced with a loud sigh. She set her books aside and leaned over the table, giving me her complete attention. I lightly chuckled and finished up my final math problem for my homework. When I did all that I could
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