登入“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 to the ache first. My back, my legs, the dull soreness that reminds me I slept on dirt and roots instead of a bed.Then my ankle snaps me awake, it’s throb slowly growing like my consciousness. The morning light was beaming down the pit, and my arm covered my face.Too bright.But
Ellie POV The tent smells like antiseptic and damp canvas.Lucas lowers me onto the cot with too much care. His hands hover even after I’m settled, fingers flexing as if he doesn’t know where to put them now that I’m not actively falling apart.He starts with giving me some pain herbs and meds, “I’
Ellie POV There’s a shift.One i felt since the morning.But especially now.The way the air in the cafeteria thickens the moment I step inside, like I’ve walked into a room where a fight was about to start and I was center stage.My leg aches with every step. I favor it without thinking, my limp s
Ellie POV By the time I’m dismissed for break, my hands are shaking.Not from the work.Okay, a little from the work.But also from holding everything in.I make it outside before my knees finally give, sinking down onto the cold concrete steps behind the locker rooms. The chill seeps straight thro







