Walking into my house, a strong floral scent hits me right away. Looking around, the room is filled with an assortment of colorful flowers. A banner hangs over one of the doorways saying, ‘GET WELL’. My mother gasps behind me, so apparently she knows nothing about this, but then I see movement out of the corner of my eye as Jace comes into the room holding a single red rose. I hold my breath waiting as he walks towards me. “I just wanted to do something special for you, you know, to cheer you up.” He holds the rose out for me to take. Not knowing what else to do, I reach out and take it, automatically bringing it to my nose to smell. This, right here, makes me want to cry. I keep trying to push him away, but he keeps coming back, breaking me a little more each time. I can hear my parents saying something, but I’m not paying any attention. I’m too wrapped up in staring at the guy in front of me, his gorgeous smile, now turning into a smirk. He knows what he’s doing, and even though i

JACE POV It doesn’t take a genius to know that Ella’s panties are soaked. I lost count on how many times I saw that look in her eyes every time I used my Dom voice or told her exactly what I would be doing to her. She tried changing topics numerous times, but it will always come back to the same thing as long as she continues to resist her place in my life. I’ve enjoyed my night with Ella, immensely, and plan on having many more as long as I can get her to realize that she’s mine. Her old friends almost ruined it for us by bringing up that picture of the bastards that attacked her. I noticed her lip tremble slightly and put a stop to it immediately. I was trying to be nice when I got a hold of them to let them know that I will no longer keep them away from Ella, and they were grateful that I was allowing them to be part of her life again. When Ella looked back at me after they approached, my dick became harder than a rock. She didn’t realize it, but her actions showed me just how sub

JACE POV I just about lost control with Ella. I can never do that with her, especially after what happened to her. I’m glad I was able to come to my senses before it was too late, but I can no longer be around her at the moment. I need to go back to my training, get it all hammered into my head again, because it’s been too long. Once I’ve taken the three-week refresher course, then I will allow myself to pursue my girl again, but not until then. I had texted Jude while I waited for Ella to dress. He went ahead and made the arrangement for me to go stay at the facility for the three weeks, that way I wouldn’t be tempted to go see her. I still go to school, but then straight back to the dorms they have over there. My parents think I’m house sitting for a friend who went on vacation, so they don’t flip shit when I don’t come home during the duration of the refresher course. I feel bad for how I left things with Ella. I didn’t even acknowledge her when she told me she was sorry. Instea

I knock on Reece and Gabe’s door just a few minutes after seven. The sound of footsteps can be heard coming towards the door right before it opens. Reece smiles brightly when she sees who’s at the door, “Hey Ella! Gabe said that he invited you, but we weren’t sure if you were coming. Come on in, I’m so happy you’re here!” “Yeah, sorry I’m a little late. I got a last-minute phone call that I needed to take.” I return her smile. “Oh, you’re fine. We are still waiting on a few more people, so consider yourself early.” She giggles and leads me into the living room. Their apartment is almost the exact layout as mine, how the front door opens up to a small hallway. There is a coat closet on one side and directly across from it is a utility closet. The end of the hall opens up to the living space with the kitchen to the left and living room on the right. There is a bathroom that faces the hall, with two closed doors on each side of it, which I can only assume are the be

Time flies when you’re keeping busy. I’ve been in New Haven for almost two months now, and aside from my family, I haven’t been in touch with anybody from my old life. Amy and Bree have both tried calling, but I’m still not ready to go there just yet. As for Jace, maybe it’s best if I continue to have no contact with him. I don’t want to hurt him, but I can’t give him the answer that he wants to hear, not yet anyway. I miss him every single day, but he’s kept his word and has not contacted me at all. Although, he has asked my mom about me, wanting to make sure that I’m still doing good. According to Elise, Jace has gotten into two separate fights with other guys at school who have been trying to get with my sister. She told me that she doesn’t even talk to Jace, so she doesn’t know how he is finding out about these guys. I get an ache in my chest whenever they bring his name up, but I want to know what he’s been up to as well. Maybe I’m doing it the coward’s way, but at lea