Ethan unable to control his bloodlust.

Ethan had always kept a barely manageable grip on his bloodlust. Now his senses were singing out to him and his eyes focused on just one thing - Anna.

Hearing his brother’s words made him aware that it wasn’t just the two of them there, and he raised his eyes to meet William’s. A smile was fixed on Ethan’s lips, but his eyes looked dead inside.

“Don’t you dare,” William repeated, growling at his younger brother. “Stand down, Ethan. Or I will be forced to deal with you as I should have a long time ago.”

Anna shivered from the feeling of William’s rumbling chest pressed against her back. Fear and excitement were mixed within her mind as her heart pounded. Everything felt so surreal.

Ethan knew he wouldn’t be able to beat his brother, and that was what stayed his hand. He smiled to himself. Anna would be alone later on and he would make his move. Just because his true intentions had been revealed didn’t mean that he couldn’t still win this game. As l