Adam POV
I felt my blood boil at Ian’s words. How dare he call my mate a ‘pet’. We may have just met, but I knew Ella was so much more than just a random passing thought.
It’s not like Ian knew he just insulted my mate, but I was ready to toss him off the porch at this point. It didn’t matter that he was drunk. He just needed to be gone.
The shriek that sounded behind me made me jump. At first, I thought Ella had gotten hurt somehow, but when she pushed past me, I could see the fury in her eyes that made me shrink back a little.
“How dare you? I’m not just some pet!” Ella said as her hands bunched up into tiny fists. “I don’t know who you are, but you need to check your drunk self and get out of here!”
I was surprised to see Ella come at a stranger like this. She came off as a sweet and mild-mannered woman. There was clearly more to her than just the politeness that she had shown me.
