INICIAR SESIÓNHe thought for a moment before he said, “I appreciate how smart you are. You’re studying to be a healer, and you’re good at it. I’ve seen the way you talk about your classes, the way you light up when you’re learning something new. It’s one of the things I’ve always admired about you.”I blinked. I
Ellie’s POVDinner was almost painfully quiet. We ate the roasted chicken and vegetables that the cooks had prepared, and Dominic made a few attempts at small talk, but mostly, it was only the sound of scraping cutlery and chewing and Vivian’s distant sobs that filled the air.After we finished eati
I passed my hand over my face and leaned back against the cushions as Amy went on to talk about each exercise. It all felt silly and useless, although I wouldn’t say that out loud. Not to her face, at least.But the truth was, I didn’t think any of this would work. Not when there was still a looming
Ellie’s POVI turned slowly to look at Dominic.“You hired a couples therapist?” I blurted out. “Since when?”“Since this morning, when it had been all night and you didn’t come home,” Dominic replied easily. “I figured it might be beneficial for us to talk to someone. A person who’s unbiased and tr
“You mentioned trauma before,” he said once they were gone. “And I’ve been thinking about that, too. I think whatever happened to you, whatever it is you won’t talk about, it’s affecting the way you see me. The way you see everything.”He wasn’t wrong. But he also wasn’t right, either. It was more c
Ellie’s POVI took the coffee from him, wrapping both hands around the warm cup, and followed him out of the library. The campus was already bustling as students went to their morning classes, many of them holding cups just like these ones.We walked in silence for a while, sipping our coffee. Domin
“I hate this,” I mutter.“Being trapped?” he asks.“Being trapped with you.”He exhales softly. “No you don’t.”That pulls my gaze back to him.“What does that mean?!”His jaw tightens, just a fraction. “It means I didn’t ask for this pull either, Ellie.”The word hits low and slow.Pull.I swallow.
Dominic POV By the time lunch rolls around, I already know I’m in a bad mood.That’s not unusual. I’m almost always in a bad mood these days. Comes with the job. Comes with the blood. Comes with being the one everyone looks to when something goes wrong.What is unusual is that I know exactly why I’
Dominic POV The teams flash up on the boards the instructor says them, and I barely need a second to read mine.All I could think about was the per-requst.Ellie requested me?I smirk. Playing hard to get.I don’t even think before walking up behind her, shadowing her small form. I lean in closer t
Dominic POV Light floods the room.“Ellie?” Lucas’s voice cuts through the moment like a blade. His eyes flash between Ellie and I, eyes narrowing.I nearly threw my book at him.“What…are you doing?” He asked.We’ve frozen, Ellie stiff to my chest, my arm over her, nose close.Ellie yanks off of m







