Ella’s POVI wished the ground could open and it would just swallow me whole. My heart was ramming so hard in my chest it was only a matter of time very it exploded.My eyes turned to Selena. I was silently begging her to stop whatever she had planned. I was going to be homeless and not just that Willow was going to kill me, and I wasn’t ready to die.Selena caught my stares and an evil smile played on her lips as she already anticipated the joy of the pain she was going to bring to me. This was probably all a game to her. A point she had to make to make me realize that she was going to win this battle she started.But adding Willow to the game meant death to me.“What do you mean by that?” David asked her. “Can’t you see the way she looks? We need to call the doctors to check what is wrong.” He insisted.Tears of panic where already running down my face and I saw my end looking over at me. “Selena…” I whispered, as a desperate act to make her to change her mind and stop this train wre
Ella’s POVMy body froze as I turned to look at Michael. I wanted to ask him what he was talking about, but I couldn’t move a single muscle within me. I watched helplessly as he left his position by Aunt Emily’s side, and came to stand by me.He passed my hands over my shoulders and pulled me closer to him.“I should have owned up to it the moment I brought her back, but I was scared-” The words didn’t finish leaving his mouth when David threw a punch across his face and all hell broke loose.It was like I was thrown into a bubble and all I heard were the distant sounds of what was happening around me. David started beating Michael while Selena screamed that Michael was lying, encouraging David to continue. I on the other end just stood there, watching lifelessly.The momentum from their fight had dropped me to the bed and my tears continued dropping as I looked at Michael. He was getting beaten up for something he knew nothing about.Suddenly, I felt strong arms pull me off the bed.
Ella’s POV“What?” I whispered with shock dripping all over my pores.“I mean it, Ella. I love you and I will do anything for you… even if it means taking responsibility for your child…”“But I-”“You don’t have to love me back… at least not now. Just let me take care of you and the baby. We can tell your uncle that we want to wait till after the baby is born so that we can have our mating ceremony.”His hands were on mine and his eyes searched my face for an answer. I knew that he was waiting for me to speak, but I couldn’t even move my mouth. This was too much for me to take in all at once.“Except you want… you want something else…” Michael mumbled dropping his head to the ground. “Is he your mate?” He asked and I understood what he meant.Of course, Ryker was my mate, but he didn’t belong to me. He belonged to Willow, and he didn’t even want the baby. He had made that very clear from the beginning. Wanting to return to him was never the action because the moment I stepped out of
Ella’s POVMy heart stopped drumming and I turned to look at Michael. As if he had sensed my eyes on him, he tightened his hold on my hand like a silence assurance for me to stay calm.“Alpha, we can wait we are not in a hurry,” he said, trying to convince him but he shook his head as he walked down to us.His frame seemed larger and even more intimidating than I remembered. When he got in front of us, I could no longer look him in the eye. He stopped right in front of us, and I suddenly felt smaller than my usual size.From the corner of my eyes, I saw his hand move away from his side and he brought it to our joined hands. Ever so gently, he pulled my hands out of Michael’s hold and started pulling me away from him.“You are in love… I see no reason to wait,” he said, without turning to face Michael. I was too ashamed to speak or look at him. I just let him lead me away from Michael till we got to the entrance. He handed me over to a guard and I felt my heart drop to my stomach.A t
Ella’s POVA sharp knock on the door saved me from answering the question and the growing storm in my heart reduced to a wavering breeze as Aunt Emily let out a sigh and got on her feet.“The dressmaker is here,” she said and went to the door.As she left, I released my breath and tried to calm my heart. I quickly grabbed the glass of milk and gulped it down like it was a cold refreshing glass of water.“Oh, my dear, I didn’t know you were a designer…” I heard Aunt Emily say as she returned from the door and the whizz of a very familiar scent filled the room, causing the hair at the back of my neck to stand erect in alarm.“Yes Aunt, I studied Fashion design and creation here at Crystal College. I was one of their star students,” the voice echoed, and my intestines curled.My wolf jumped to the surface, and I felt panic surge through me as I raised my head and my eyes met with the speaker.“Everyone called me, Willow the Great.” She appeared behind Aunt Emily, and blood drained from m
Ella’s POVThe air in the cabin dropped to a very cold temperature and breathing became difficult. I was suddenly uncomfortable with Selena and Willow in the same space with me.My thighs felt glued to the sofa as I began to sweat despite the temperature being low. My heart was beating at a strange pace and even my wolf became restless.‘This is not good at all,’ Nala whispered in my head as the two women stared at me with mischief dancing in their eyes as soon as Aunt Emily left.‘You need to leave here, now!’ My wolf added with urgency, but it was too late. Selena was already strutting to the door.When she got to it, she turned to stare at me with mischief glowing from her eyes and something else I hadn’t noticed before now. Anger.She looked like a flame of rage was burning within her as she started back at me. Then as if they were communicating to themselves, she moved her eyes from me and stared in Willow’s direction. They exchanged glances and then I heard the clicking sound of
Ella’s POVMy already shattering heart fell to the pit of my stomach. Tears burst through the seals of my lids and my chest felt inundated with pain and denial.Michael had said he was my second chance mate… He said he loved me…“Aww, you don’t have to cry,” Selena whispered, “Bad things happen to bad people…”I could barely register what she was saying as my entire body was refusing to take the information I had just heard. It was like Deja vu. It felt like I was cursed. Why did all the bad things have to happen to me?First, it was Ryker. I thought everything in my life was finally going to be better after finding him, but it was all a façade. He had given his heart to someone else and then Michael…“He said he loved me…” I whispered to myself, and I heard the burst of laughter that left Willow and Selena’s lips as my words.I raised my eyes to look at them and they suddenly seemed like new additions to the small house we were in. My breathing was almost coming out at gasps and all
Ella's POVWillow immediately took her leg off my arm and we all turned to the door —me with hope but the others looked with disdain."Get to your feet and place your hands behind you." Selena ordered through clenched teeth.Knowing what she was capable of, I didn't dare argue, I placed my bleeding hand behind me just as she had instructed and pretended like all was fine.Willow immediately went on her knees and started picking up the broken shards of glass, like if had been her duty all along."I was— oh," Aunt Emily paused as she finally stepped into the room and her eyes fell on the three of us. "Willow dear, what are you doing? What's— oh..."She got closer and she saw the damage herself. "Ola! Sandy!" She instantly bellowed and two maids appeared behind the door with trays in their hands."Yes, ma'am," they chorused with their heads bowed."Drop the trays over there and get something to clean this mess immediately," she instructed the maids, and then she turned to us, "Willow de