Ella's POV
“Oh, you want to show me how stubborn and disrespectful you are, by turning your back on me? Come on, turn around and look at me now!” His voice thundered, sharp and commanding.
I still maintained my frozen state.
His voice carried something new…a heavy weight that settled deep in my chest, unlike anything I had felt before. I don’t think my brother, Lucas, in all his wickedness and cruelty, has ever managed to instill this mixture of fear and unease in me.
I slowly turned my face to face him, I felt my heart beating so fast. His piercing blue eyes were buried in mine, sending a chill down my spine.
"Stop looking at me like a fool!" he snapped, his words cutting through me like broken glass. I instantly dropped my gaze, clasping my shaking hands in front of me.
‘You are q
