Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 167

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In the dead of night, Ellie shot up from a nightmare! The faint light from the moon seeping through the curtain allowed her to check her blanket, and her rigid body slowly relaxed.

“Hiss-“Out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly spotted a figure by the bed. Startled, Ellie gasped and rolled off the bed.

With a “thud,” she turned on the bedroom light. It was then that she clearly saw the man in the room. “How did you get in here?”

She had just changed the code for the front door a while ago, so there’s no way Alex could’ve known it.

Between them stood a bed, and Alex was leaning casually against the headboard, hands stuffed in his pockets, staring at Ellie intensely without saying a word.

Feeling uneasy under his unyielding gaze, Ellie looked down at her silk camisole and quickly grabbed a pillow to cover herself.

As she started to calm down, a strong whiff of alcohol hit her. When she finally glanced up into Alex’s eyes, she caught the sight of bloodshot pupils that sparked wildness and danger, like flames consuming everything in their path.

Ellie instinctively wanted to retreat, fearful of what lay beneath those depths.

raced as she turned to escape into the dressing room. Just as her hand reached for the doorknob, Alex cornered her

hand pressed above her head and the other gripping the doorknob, he effectively trapped

space.

down, clutching the pillow, hoping to slip away, but Alex was faster. He crouched down beside her, keeping his hands firmly on either side of her, effectively confining her

do you want in the middle of the night?” she exclaimed, her voice

That fierce look of possession in his gaze… it was terrifying and intoxicating.

unpredictable, especially when drinking. What would he do next? She doubted she could fight back if he decided to

to soften her approach. “Alex, my legs feel numb…” she said carefully.

“Alex” in that gentle tone, with her pleading expression, something inexplicable stirred within him. He instinctively pulled her up.

just as Ellie managed to stand, she shoved past him and dashed toward

swiftly followed her. “Don’t you dare lie to me!”

wall of the bedroom. His

overwhelmed, Ellie quickly averted her gaze. “What are you doing? It’s

suddenly closed the distance, pinning her against the

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