Dating

Chapter 34

Liam tensed beside me as his grip on my hand tightened. I could almost hear his heartbeat pick up speed and in response, my heartbeat started to match his pace. We hadn’t been together” for that long but already, it felt like our entire beings were in sync

Liam stared at Arthur and the rest of his teammates walking into the ballroom as if they owned the place. They took up so much space, I swear, 1 couldn’t believe it. As they moved, it was as if they were parting the crowd.

“What the hell are they doing here? What the hell is he doing here?” Liam growled.

Arthur and the rest of his team walked in wearing sunglasses and sharp black and blue suits. They were all tall with broad shoulders. They were imposing and moved through the space like they didn’t give a damn about anybody. And this was especially true for Arthur.

They all mirrored Arthur’s expression

which wa

was pure arrogance.

Monica pulled me to the side while Liam and the rest of his team decided what to do with Arthur and his team showing up

I frowned, “Monica, what exactly is the deal with Arthur Winslow?”

Monica’s eyes lit up as if she was telling me a particularly juicy story. “The Winslows are literally the most prominent alpha family in town. They have so much power that the name Winslow has become more of a symbol than an actual name now,”

“Wow,” I said. I knew that there were alpha families that were pretty prominent but I didn’t know that they could be as powerful as it sounded like the Winslow family really was

“So what’s the deal with this Arthur person?” I said.

“Arthur is the sole heir to the entire Winslow fortune. And obviously he’s the captain of the school’s hockey team. And he’s an alpha. Basically because of all these things, he’s kind of like a God in the community and even within his family.”

“Really?” I asked

“Arthur doesn’t just play hockey, he plays for dominance. It’s never just about the game for him. It’s about proving who’s stronger, who is going to be named the top alpha of all the alphas,” Monica said.

I glanced over at Arthur because for some reason, my eyes just couldn’t look away. His presence just commanded attention. I remembered the last time that I’d seen him at the last friendly game and how our eyes had meer briefly across the field. It had been so intense.

I held my breath now, hoping that this Arthur guy would not find me and look at me the way he had at the hockey game. But today was not my lucky day.

Just then, Arthur’s sharp blue eyes scanned the immediately, my stomach turned to mush

room and eventually landed right on me. A smirk curled on his lips as he just stared and

And then, Arthur started to make his

towards me.

Liam sensed something and turned towards Arthur approaching me. He took a step towards me and slipped his hand back into mine, his gri my hand tightening. Liam’s jaw was set in a hard line.

grip on

1 could feel his muscles tensing. Any wish that I had that there wouldn’t be too much of a confrontation between Liam and Arthur was quickly disappearing.

Arthur stopped a few feet away from us, his gaze flicking back and forth between Liam and me. “Well, well, Liam,” Arthur said. His voice was full of sarcasm. “Who’s your linke girlfriend,”

Liam stepped forward slightly, creating a barrier between the and Arthur, “This is Ella, and she’s not just some little girlfriend of mine,” his voice was low and filled with something–dangerous, “slie’s my mate.”

A murmur rippled through the crowd, All the werewolves on Arthur’s team let out cocky smiles. Arthur raised an eyebrow, clearly reveling in the reactions, “Your mate, huh? And here I thought you were an actual alpha who went for actual she–wolves and not basic humans.”

Liarn didn’t flinch. “She’s is my fated mate. It doesn’t m

matter that she’s human. So watch how you talk about her.”

Arthur’s unirk grew bigger. “You are an interesting line wolf, aren’t you Lian. You always alid like to test boundaries” Arthur turned his attention to me then, pinning me with his gaze. “I bet you don’t even know whit the hell you’re getting into, Ella, › you?”

I stood taller then and met Arthur’s gaze. I knew that with everybody watching. I couldn’t let them see him intimidating me

1. me. “Trust me, whatever it

Arthur let out a chuckle. It was low and menacing “Oh, you like taking

dki, don’t you?” I refused to say anything because I knew he was just fr

Trying

Chapter 34

to bate me. “You’re different than I thought you would be, Fila. I like your spunky spirit. Let’s see if it lasts.”

The crowd around us seemed to be holding their breath, waiting to see what would happen next. Waiting to see what Liam was going to do. They all knew how overprotective Liam was about me. They knew Liam wouldn’t stand by and let anybody hurt me,

Liam stepped forward then, his expression hard, his eyes locked on Arthur. “What do you want. Arthur? Why the fuck did you come here?”

Arthur shrugged nonchalantly. He glanced around the room taking everybody in. He took his time to speak. It was clear that he was loving attention and that when he spoke he wanted everybody to hear every single word that came out of his mouth.

Finally, Arthur turned back and looked Liam straight in the eyes. “I’m not your little fake heta brother, you piece of shit. I can go wherever the fuck I want and nobody can stop me. You certainly can’t stop me.

Liam growled and flexed his chest. He took a step forward but Peter put a hand across his body.

“Gentlemen,” Peter said, trying to defuse the tension. Liam acted as if he hadn’t heard Peter. He wasn’t ready to back down.

“No, you can’t just go and do a anything you want, Arthair. You’re in my house now. You don’t run shit here, I do. Why don’t you take your little mini- mes and go back to where you came from,” Liam growled.

Arthur’s eyes narrowed. “I’m glad we got to come see the competition. Looks like you all finally grew some balls, Boy, I can’t wait for our upcoming

match-

Carter. Liam’s teammate stepped forward then, “Neither can we. We’re ready. And guess what, we’re going to beat your asses.]

Just watch Arthur smirked at Carter’s bold words. “Oh, we’ll see about that.” He turned to the rest of his team, “Guys, I’m bored, let’s get the fuck out of this spooze fext”

Arthur turned and started heading back towards the front doors, But then he stopped, he turned back around and looked Liam straight in the eyes. “Oh, and Liam? You better watch your back. Not everyone is as accepting of your unconventional relationship.”

Arthur scanned my body with his eyes. The way he looked at me and the words that he had just spoken, it felt like he was just waiting, and biding his time for something

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