Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 81

At the same time, in the private room, Lacey was the first to note Ellie had been gone for too long and stopped the music. “Haley, where’s Ellic?” she asked.

It wasn’t until Lacey spoke that everyone realized Ellie and Haley had gone out together and hadn’t returned for a long time. They all turned to Haley curiously.

Haley smiled and explained, “Ellie said she wasn’t really into the party atmosphere, so she headed home early.”

Lacey picked up her phone but saw no messages from Ellie, which made her feel uneasy. “Did she have something urgent? Why did she leave without saying anything to me?” she said.

When Haley saw Lacey was about to call Ellie in front of everyone, she quickly stepped in to stop her. “She asked me to let

know. I didn’t want to dampen the mood, so I stayed quiet, Haley explained.

to Alex Before she could sit down, Alex got up to leave.

Haley aside. “Just wait for me here. I’ll come back to pick you up in a bit,” he assured

bit much to be so controlling at her age!” Haley commented knowingly, aware that Alex was likely off to

she’s meeting a boyfriend, do you really have to follow her as her brother?” she teased.

began teasing Alex “You’re not

drink too much, you have to take

Haley’s playful expression and affectionately pinched her cheek. “Alright, I’ll take you back to my place when you’ve had

stop it,” Haley’s heart fluttered at Alex’s words. Blushing, she pulled Alex back to their seats.

pool, two men sat wearing only their shorts, staring at Ellie who was still unconscious by

Ellie, his sinister eyes fixed on her chest and he said, “You think just because you hooked up with Alex, 1 can’t do anything to you

man next to him paused in the middle of unzipping Ellie’s side, “Trevor, you don’t

right,” Trevor said, practically drooling over Ellie, “Alex beat me up over

next to him, realizing she was Alex’s woman, quickly pulled back, “We