Chapter 14: Primal Memories
(Olivia's POV)
At that time, I looked at his amber eyes that reflected my own emerald ones. I mustered up the courage, walked over, and kicked those men a few times. Because my legs were still weak, the kicks were light and ineffective.
Ethan Stone sneered, "Useless."
The memory faded as I watched Ethan standing over my attacker, his knuckles bloodied from the brutal punishment he'd inflicted. The scene before me—Ethan defending me with savage violence—mirrored that night seven years ago when he'd first saved me.
Back then, he'd encouraged me to fight back, to stand up for myself. Now, as I struggled to my feet, something primal awakened inside me.
I stumbled forward, pepper spray still clutched in my trembling hand. The man who'd attacked me lay gro
