LOGINWithout 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
[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
“Ella?” A soft feminine voice called out from the doorway. I turned my head to see Bonnie and Olivia with mirrored looks of worry on their faces. “Hey, you guys can come in,” I told them. “Thanks for coming.” “We wanted to come as soon as we heard what happened,” Bonnie said. “But Arthur said
“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
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







