My heart seized in my chest. My lips parted in shock as I willed myself to hold back the tears that were threatening to fill my eyes. There had been times when I’d witnessed Arthur’s rage...But never was it solely directed at me. Until now. I felt my wolf cower and whimper within me from the a
“Spend the night with me,” he said. My cheeks became flushed as I nodded my head. I was grateful that he could see through my stumbling over my words. He loosened his hold so I could turn and face him. I wrapped my arms around him, wanting to ease his worry. He led us into his room and closed th
Arthur’s lips lingered at the center of my chest before drifting along my collarbone, softly nipping and kissing an invisible trail. My body both melted and tried to push further into his touch. Several soft noises slipped from the back of my throat as his hands came upon my breasts. The pad of hi
[Cecilia’s POV] If there was one thing I truly couldn’t tolerate, it was being ignored. Never in my life had I ever been treated so coldly and by my own son, no less. I’ll admit, I was probably too hasty in my rushing to that damn campus to speak to Arthur. I should have put more thought into
[Ella’s POV] As frustrating as it was, none of us knew what to make of that prophecy business Bonnie had brought to our attention. It seemed to have fallen into that same category where I had placed the idea of being able to enhance an Alpha’s status. We had no real idea if any of it was true or
Oh for the love of God! What the hell did this bastard want?? Wasn’t he tired of trying to finish his so-called task of putting an end to my life? Hadn’t he failed enough times to know that I wasn’t going to go down quietly or without a fight? I was thoroughly fed up and absolutely down with hav
My mouth fell open. My knees buckled in crippling fear while all the blood in my body rushed to my ears. It felt like the world had stopped spinning for a few seconds. All life around us had gone silent. Deathly silent. “NOOOO!!” “Liam!!” Arthur sounded as though someone had just knocked the a
[Ella’s POV] Arthur and I watched with solemn eyes as the paramedics carefully placed Liam in the back of the ambulance before speeding off down the street. My heart dropped further within my chest the further I watched the vehicle move away. I can’t lose him. I can’t... I felt Arthur gather m
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