Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 219

Chapter 219

Alex, sitting at the card table, glared at the glass in Ellie’s hand and said irritably, “Why aren’t you at home asleep at this hour, Ellie? You’d better…”

The words “have something to tell” hadn’t left his mouth when Ellie gripped the glass and threw it at his head.

Alex leaned back in his chair at the card table, dodging by tilting his head.

Seeing Ellie with red eyes, lunging at him again, Alex wrapped his legs around hers and grabbed her hands. “What the heck is wrong with you!?”

Ellie bit her lower lip hard, looking pale, her eyes red, and said nothing.

Her legs were trapped by Alex’s long legs, unable to move, and her hands were pinned down to the sides. Out of strength, Ellie turned her head to bite Alex’s wrist.

Alex, feeling the pain from Ellie’s bite, suddenly flipped her over, wrapped his arms around her waist, and sat her on his lap. Alex wrapped his legs around Ellie’s to keep her still and forcefully took the glass from her hand, putting it on the card table.

turned Ellie around, forcing her to look him in the eye.

looked into Ellie’s eyes and impatiently demanded, “Tell me, what exactly is going on?”

tears

unusual behavior, a flash of concern showed in Alex’s eyes.

a gentle tone, “What are cell

wasn’t paying attention, Ellie once more grabbed the glass from the

pulled Ellie onto his lap and lifted her chin gently. “In the middle of the night, instead of staying at home, you come here out of the blue, attacking me without a word and biting me as soon as you speak. Who’s been indulging

glass in Ellie’s hand smashed against Alex’s head, and as

streaming down Alex’s forehead, Ellie stayed completely expressionless.

say a word, reaching out to touch

her up and laid her down across the poker table.

stood between Ellie’s legs and pinned her

said, “If you don’t explain everything clearly today, I’ll strangle

than ten years, and if Ellie wasn’t pushed to her limit, she would never

red with hatred, and said, “You can kill me right

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