A long pause went by, causing my heart to pound faster inside of my rib cage. Shit. I think I came off a little too strong. My mission was to try to sway Aaron from wanting to know more about me... “Take a seat, Miss Belmont. Maybe I have overlooked you in many cases.” Fuck. Against my better
[Liam’s POV] The only reason I knew where to find Ella was purely because of Arthur. While I kept trying to call her and message her, Arthur managed to discover something else regarding the scarf she had left behind. “There’s another scent...It’s faint, but I know that I’ve smelt it before,” he
Liam laced a strong arm around my waist and hauled us both out of Aaron’s office before he tried to stop us once more. Thankfully, no one was willing to stop us. We both made a direct B-line out of the manor and headed right for the car. The second we made it outside, I finally felt the air return
“Maybe the person behind the social media account is also the same person who sent in the photos,” Arthur muttered. “But there was nothing in any of those pictures that would have given away anything.” A short pause of silence passed before I spoke out. “There was.” “What do you mean?” Both
[Cecilia’s POV] There was not a single thing that went on in this manor that I was not aware of. My title as Mrs. Winslow came with an insurmountable amount of influence and power that many could only dream of. However, my marriage to Aaron was far from perfect. Our union was nothing more than
Call it immature, but my curiosity got the better of me. When no one was around, I snuck up near the office doors and leaned in to listen. My eyes grew wide when I heard the tone in which Ella was speaking to Aaron. She was bold, either that or she was clearly stupid. No one, not even the elders
[Ella’s POV] Early, that Monday morning, the three of us headed back to campus. Arthur and Liam decided to stay with me for the remainder of the weekend and honestly, I didn’t mind. They made it clear that after the shit Aaron pulled, neither of them was willing to let me out of their sight. F
[Arthur’s POV] I felt like I was truly walking on thin ice with my family...Or, better yet, they were all walking on thin ice with me. After that little stunt Aaron pulled, trying to yank information out of Ella as though she was some sort of hostage, I was ready to return home and tear the plac
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
[Arthur’s POV] I was stunned. It wasn’t often that I ever found myself at a loss for words. But the statement Ella had just said was nearly enough to knock the very air from my lungs. Surely she wasn’t being serious... In those few seconds in which she’d spoken and all the air had collective
[Ella’s POV] Today was the day in which the hospital finally cleared Liam to leave. He was allowed to return to campus and resume his usual schedule while keeping his physical activity limited. He still needed to be mindful of certain things like carrying too much weight and overextending himsel