ELLA'S POV
A coil of anger pooled to the pit of my stomach, as the corner of my tears-stained cheeks hitch up in a scoff. “I bet you think I'm one of those females that would cower at your feet,” my voice was slightly raised, seeping through the charged air around us.
Harper's magnetic eyes searched mine, and for a split moment, I saw an emotion similar to regret flash through his eyes.
One. Two. Three. Three seconds passed and no response from him. So I continued anyway, “There's no point proving anything,” I sniffled, “The bond between us—”
“I didn't say a word!” Harper cut in, his words were laced in anger? I couldn't tell through the fog that covered my thoughts.
I let out a wry smile, as my body slightly trembled in the cold evening air. “What does it matter?”
“Everything—
