Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 510

Chapter 510

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“Ellie, your hand!” Joanna’s voice broke through Ellie’s thoughts, and it was only then that she noticed the blood smudged across her palm.

She turned to glance at the railing she had just touched, and when she wiped it with her sleeve, she saw it was stained entirely with blood.

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At that moment, she was certain Alex had been there. Taking the small red drum from Joanna’s hands, Ellie returned to her room in tense silence.

soaked into the leather surface, permanently marking it. Feeling defeated, Ellie sat

thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. This was clearly a

and Aaron returned home, which prompted Ellie to hurry down the stairs. “Ellie, let me show you something,” Aaron

the video. It showed Alex vandalizing a maternity store, stealing several items from inside.

and limping awkwardly with one arm

through the shelves, grabbing numerous baby products. Then, just as he reached the door, he turned back to grab the red drum and stuffed it into his

longer Ellie watched, the more her vision blurred. “I’m heading

shared this secret with no one–not even her

on the drum were all traces left by Alex. Closing her eyes, she pictured him storming out of the maternity store

Burying her head in her arms, her sobs were muffled. When she heard a knock at the door, she paused her weeping but couldn’t

doorway, Ellie desperately tried to dry