Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 36

Ellie followed him inside and grabbed a pair of slippers from the cabinet.

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Alex looked at the men’s slippers and his face darkened. He kicked them aside and grabbed Ellie’s arm. “Whose are these?” he demanded

“They’re for Aaron,” Ellie replied, pulling free and continuing to change her shoes.

Alex’s expression briefly softened, then hardened again. “Where are mine?” he asked.

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Ellie stood up, avoiding his gaze. She hadn’t prepared any for him.

He kicked off his shoes and walked to the sofa in his socks. Ellie put the slippers away and joined him.

She brought over the first–aid kit and started bandaging Alex’s hand.

He lounged on the sofa, legs draped over the coffee table. Ellie knelt beside him, placing a pillow on his lap and guiding his hand onto it. Every accidental touch made her heart skip a beat, but she tried to hide her nervousness

singing at that bar, got it?” Alex

Ellie murmured,

throwing the pillow aside. “You have no idea who that

he’s someone important, Ellie said. “But Whitney promised to keep me safe at the

closer, their faces almost touching. Ellie held her breath,

his eyes boring into hers. They were so close that they could feel each other’s warm breaths. Yet, Alex had no

rise again,

backing away?” he asked, grabbing her arm and pulling her

eyes locked, and the room seemed to

on her back. Ellie pushed against his chest, trying to create

soothe you, so she’d

flushed deeper at the memory. She wriggled free and stood up.

sat up slowly, watching her embarrassed expression, a satisfied smile on his face

breath and continued to clean Alex’s wound. He

going to make some food,” Ellie said, quickly gathering her things and heading to the kitchen.

couch, scrolling through his phone

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Sat, Jan

OG.

Chapter 36