Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 623

The fact that she was a widow had bothered him at first, but now even Nancy was pushing him to consider second marriages. He thought, ‘A widow shouldn’t be a problem, right?‘ A small smile tugged at his lips.

The aroma of the cooking food filled the air, and Alex relaxed on the couch, draping Ellie’s jacket over himself. His eyes stayed glued to her as she worked in the kitchen.

When Ellie finally came out to call him for dinner, she found him fast asleep, her jacket still covering him. “Mr. Warren,” Ellie called softly, but he was fast asleep. She retrieved her coat and turned to leave.

After a few steps, she paused. She wondered, ‘He was texting me at 4 a.m. last night. What was he even doing up that late?‘ She glanced back at him, now sleeping soundly.

the bed, something fell to the floor with a soft thud. She bent down and picked up a small

at school, my daughter gave him a gift but didn’t let me see

she was pregnant. He’d broken out of prison to

back then. In the end, he never got to meet her or their child. All that remained was this red drum. Ellie felt her eyes

she covered Alex with the blanket and left quietly. “Ellie, come home with

sleeping Alex on the sofa, Ellie’s heart raced. ‘He’s just talking in his sleep,’ she thought, feeling a mix of emotions she couldn’t

he rubbed his head in frustration. He thought,

dinner Ellie had made for him sat untouched. He hit himself again for falling

hour later, Alex was dressed and ready to go. He stood by his door, staring at Ellie’s. ‘She starts work