Masuk“Well… not technically,” I said.“Furthermore,” she went on, “he doesn’t act like how you described at all in this life. He was cold before, but honestly, we all see how infatuated he is.”“He’s not… infatuated.”Sarah laughed. “Ellie, you stabbed him at your own wedding and he’s still trying to cha
Ellie’s POVBy the time I went back to my room later, Dominic was gone. I showered and crawled into bed earlier, hoping to get some rest before classes in the morning, but the truth was, I hardly slept at all that night. Mostly, I just laid in bed, staring at the ceiling, replaying Dominic’s words o
Ellie’s POVThe kiss should have stopped there. I should have stopped it when I first tasted his lips, the very moment he had pulled me onto his lap and drew me close and made the mate bond alight in my chest.Hell, it should have never happened at all. I was an idiot for letting it go this far, jus
Ellie’s POVI was running before I even realized I’d started moving.The crowd around the gazebo was already gathering, people shouting and pointing. I shoved past them, my heart pounding so hard I could barely hear anything else over the sound of my blood rushing through my ears.“Move,” I said, pu
I stopped in the doorway and gawked. The bathroom was spick and span. It actually smelled like cleaning solution and not… all of the other horrible things in public bathrooms.“How’s it going?” I asked, my voice echoing in the space.“Good,” he called back. He stepped out of the stall, wearing elbow
Ellie’s POVBefore Dominic could reach me, I ducked my head, pretending I hadn’t noticed him, and grabbed a stack of paperwork on the table. I turned and slipped into the crowd. Or at least, I tried to. But I only made it a few steps away before his hand came around my upper arm, pulling me back.“H
Ellie POV I wake up in a bed that is more from a dream then reality. Before opening my eyes I already know it’s all wrong—The sheets too soft. The room is too large. Even the air smells expensive, like polished wood and something faintly floral that probably costs more than my entire monthly gr
Dominic POVI come home from practice sore in places I didn’t know could still ache.My shoulders are tight, knuckles scraped, lungs burning like I didn’t quite finish breathing before I left the training ring. Usually that kind of exhaustion helps. Usually it quiets things.Tonight, it doesn’t tou
Ellie POV A ball.I search my memory. Which one?So many were such wrecks, wastes of time and full of problems.Dominic’s mother doesn’t waste time, tapping the mic again fo rour attention.“The Ball,” she says, “Will kick start our process of finding our Dominic’s future Luna!”I feel this weird t
My heart hammers.“I just wanted you free,” I say, softer than I mean to.Her eyes narrow. “You wanted you free. You wanted to prove your parents don’t control you.”“That’s not true.”“Then what is?”I shouldn’t look at her mouth. I do anyway.“The truth,” I say low, “is you don’t make sense.”Her







