Chapter 0064

Chapter 0064

Ella POV

“I’m sorry, I have to take this,” I said, motioning to my ringing phone. “It’s my father.”

“No problem,” Elizabeth answered. “Go ahead, I don’t mind.”

I smiled appreciatively at her and put the phone to my ear. Hello?”

“David is here,” my father said, his tone laced with obvious irritation. “He refuses to leave unless he speaks to you.

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“I have nothing to say to him,” I replied, equally irritated. I just saw his latest television appearance, and it’s clear he has nothing of value to say to me.”

“I agree,” my father said, “but I think it’s time we put an end to all this. I’d like you to speak to him face–to–face one last time, and if he continues to cause trouble after that, I’ll handle it.”

I hesitated. I really didn’t want to have anything more to do with David, but he wasn’t going to stop bothering me or my family.

It would be difficult for my father and my pack if I continued to let this drag out. There were social rules about how this sort of thing had to be handled, and as the child of the Alpha, I had to abide by those rules, no matter how

much I hated them.

“I’ll come home right away,” I said with a sigh.

“Thank you,” my father said before hanging up the phone.

“I have to go deal with something,” I said, smiling awkwardly at Elizabeth. “I’m so sorry I have to cut this short.”

“Is it David?” she asked.

I nodded. “It seems he’s determined to speak to me and won’t stop bothering my parents until I agree.”

she wrapped me in a tight hug. I returned the hug gratefully–it was a warm,

please don’t

quick hug, then turned and rushed out

get home was in an hour, and my parents were going to have to put up with David’s whining

sense my urgency and took the fastest route possible back to my parents‘ home. We arrived in slightly under an hour, and to my surprise, it seemed that my parents had not allowed David

was standing in front of the door, his arms crossed and a stern look on his face as he stared at David

I demanded as I stepped

whirled around to look at me, and a smile of relief crossed his face. “Where have you been?” he asked.

of your business,” I replied coldly. What are you doing here?”

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Chapter 0064

your space, but you won’t reply to any of

nothing to say to you,” I said, stepping to stand beside my father. “I owe you nothing, David. Absolutely nothing, and that includes my time. You’ve wasted enough of my life pretending to care about me. I want

to move on,” David said firmly. “I want

going to

looking at me made it clear he still intended to win me back somehow. I felt I had no

didn’t expect for it to take so much time to break my ties to him. He didn’t love me, I knew that much from the original timeline. Because of

to you,” I told

in case anything should happen. David glanced at him nervously, then

that?” David asked. “Does our past together mean

you,” I replied angrily. “Don’t try to turn this around on me. You’re the one who destroyed our relationship after I had already given you a second chance.”

was Amanda! I don’t know if she used drugs or magic or

patience thinning. “I’m sick of listening to your lies. Amanda didn’t make you do anything. She loved you, and you used her, just like you tried to

eyes wide,

but nothing he had tried was working. I knew that he was nearing his breaking point.

over. Behind David, I could see the driver standing at the end of the walkway.

pointless,” I said firmly. “There’s nothing you can say that will change my mind. There’s nothing you can do

look on his face, he

that he was

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