Chapter 028

Chapter 0281

Third person POV

The fiasco of a wedding had all but guaranteed a messy ma lage. David Lake had never believed in sayings like that before, but now, as he and Amanda wallowed in misery, he couldn't deny its truth. And whose fault was it? Ella's.

She had ruined everything-again. Her ridiculously extravagant wedding had captured the attention of the entire kingdom. People couldn't stop heaping praise on her and that bastard, Alexander Black.

And where did that leave David? Indebted to his brother-law, married to an angry, resentful wife, and saddled with a reputation too tarnished to even announce his intentions to run for king.

Still, David told himself it was only temporary. He could fix this. He could fix everything as soon as he fixed Ella.

Once she was out of the picture, the media circus would fade, the rumors would die down, and he could begin winning the people over again. He would finally claim the throne that was rightfully his.

dissolve, and they could have their happily ever after. He would

thought of those who had mocked or defied him groveling for mercy brought a fleeting

almost instantly as the same nagging question echoed

in his head, her hands on her hips, her sharp glare boring into him. It wasn't far from reality; Amanda

David noticed- he saw only what he wanted to see. Her

to overcome.

not for

an anonymous letter. It was typed, unsigned, and delivered with no postmark. He had no

the pair eliminated political reasons but

accept the offer immediately. He needed allies, after all. But he hesitated. He

believe this mysterious sender had a better plan for

a man whose growing popularity

Had Ella and Alexander planned this all along? Was their "alliance"

scheme David would hatch himself, but he dismissed the idea almost

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