For a long moment, we just stared at each other, neither willing to back down. Finally, Alexander sighed.“Fine,” he muttered. “Get the dress.”I tried not to let my surprise show on my face. Had I actually won this argument? I had expected more of a fight. But Alexander just turned away and pulled
Alexander & EllaAlexanderThe phone slipped from my fingers and clattered to the floor, but I hardly noticed it. All I could hear was my wolf howling. All I could feel was him clawing at my ribcage so violently that I had to grip the arms of the chair to keep myself seated.Ella. Mate.Black fabric
“Luna Ella! Alpha Alexander! What an honor to have you both in our store today.”I smiled politely while Alexander stepped away to wait on one of the plush armchairs by the fitting rooms. “I’m looking for a dress for a party,” I explained. “It needs to be a cocktail dress that’s suitable around fami
Ella“What’s that?” Alexander stepped forward to peer over my shoulder at the invitation.I shrugged and held it out to him. “Just a party at Stormhollow hosted by my father and stepmother. I assume you won’t want to go.”Alexander took the invitation and was silent for a moment as his eyes scanned
That was it. The final straw.“How dare you?” I said, stepping toward him. “You deliberately spilled that popcorn on me. And don’t try to deny it—I saw the look on your face when you did it.”People around us had begun to stare, but I didn’t care anymore.“You’ve disrespected me from day one.” I jab
EllaThe tears slipped out before I could stop them.I didn’t expect to be so upset over a stupid dress. But this was supposed to be my first date ever—even if it was fake.Dammit, I was twenty-two years old and had never experienced a normal date before. The fact that I’d finally worked up the cour