Werewolf Cinderella by Amanda Milo

Author:Amanda Milo [Milo, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2019-09-06T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

White patches appear on either side of Gareth’s mouth: he’s clenching his teeth. “Ella, say something.”

You’re an arrogant ass.

Gareth sags, seemingly in relief. The wan smile he flashes me confirms it.

I wurrf once, stunned.

His smile melts away. Too agitated, he rears up, his chest launching like the bow of a Viking’s dragonship as it crests a high-tossed wave. “No more secrets between us, Ell,” he orders, sounding every bit the prince he is. Like he expects me to throw down everything just because he said so.

I sneeze.

Gareth cuts me a narrow-eyed look. Then he shuts his eyes, looking grieved. “The hounds showed us the grave that first night.”

My heart stutters. If they found the grave that night, then they’ve known all along that Stepmother’s story of my father’s death was a lie.

They could have ordered her death for it. I speak up. You didn’t confront her? You didn’t question why she had lied, and how he died? And not to point out the obvious, but you’re not… you’re not shocked I’m a wolf who can mindspeak to you?”

Gareth’s mouth twists unhappily. “You could say we had a fair idea of what must have happened.” His eyes roam over me. “One look at her face, and her guilt was plain.” His chest rises sharply, then falls slowly. “But even more apparent was her pain.” And looking pained himself, he locks his gaze to mine. “And dammit, Ella, I’ve been able to hear you from the beginning.”

They believed my father’s death was an accident—which it was—but they didn’t know why, the real why. Still, the king strongly suspected my mother had murdered her husband, and he was merciful.

Would he have pardoned her if he’d known about the wolf?

And Gareth did hear me that night. My heart pangs, feeling so, so badly damaged from being torn away from him. From running from him. I search Gareth’s face, wondering how he can be so calm about me being a wolf. I raise my head, and twist, examining the cage he’s locked me in. A cage. My eyes slide back to him. He’s had plans to catch a creature. To catch me.

Gareth bares his teeth, sucking in breath. “Ella, I’ve wanted to tell you that you’re safe with me, but you didn’t hear me when you…” He glances at my rear leg, even though I’m crouched too low for him to see the damage I rendered to myself in order to escape his hunting party. “When you were so hurt and afraid. And then you ran from me.” Pain lances his features before he gets control of his emotions. “You never let me get close after that. I wanted to tell you everything, and couldn’t.”

Gareth’s shoulders have stiffened, his breaths coming too fast, too deep. Feeling pretty upset myself, I extend my paw through the bars, as if I could touch his arm in reassurance. And for reassurance.

To my surprise, Gareth crouches and catches it, palming my paw gently. He regards me in silence for a moment, before dropping his gaze to my dewclaw.

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