Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Alex stormed into the room, making it feel even more confined. There were no windows, just a small bed, an old desk with a few books, a desk fan, and boxes stacked in the corner.

Ts Aaron really letting you live in this dump? Alex grumbled, giving a cardboard box a kick.

Ellie stepped in front of the box, shielding it. “What’s your problem?” she retorted. She’d spent weeks finding this place, and it was close to the hospital with cheap rent.

“Even the homeless wouldn’t live here. Alex said, shaking his hel

Ignoring him, Ellie turned to tidy up her books.

Alex plopped down on the bed, making it creak loudly. “You call this a bed? I’m surprised it hasn’t collapsed yet, he

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moved to steady ‘Stop shaking

eyes met, and Alex stood up. Ellie breathed a sigh of relief But then, Alex stomped on the edge

the

stared at the broken bed, and

about it. You’ve got this amazing brother; why don’t

bed! What does that have to do with my brother Ellie

rented this place, the landlord took a 160–dollar deposit. Now the bed was ruined, and she had nowhere to sleep. Plus, there

on the wreckage. “You always get defensive when I

Ellie said,

thought he might storm out, he asked, “If both your brother and I fell into the water, who would

was taken aback. “You and Aaron can