Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 680

Hearing the door close, Ellie didn’t know how long Alex had been kissing her. She was completely drained, lying limply on

the bed.

As the tension in her body eased, her phone buzzed with a notification. Ellie opened Alex’s chat, only to hear the sound of rain mixed with muffled, heavy breathing. Startled, she threw her phone away!

“Pervert! Psycho!” Ellie yanked the blanket over her head and cursed under her breath.

After calming himself down, Alex showered and walked out of the bathroom.

“Mr. Warren, everything’s ready,” Barry announced from outside the bedroom door, not daring to enter.

“I’ll bring her over soon. You go ahead and prep,” Alex replied.

Ten minutes later, Alex, fully dressed, stepped out the door.

A few hours later, dawn began to break.

as he pressed his bloodied hands against the wound in Alex’s lower abdomen, trying to stop the

rest,” Alex said, drenched in blood. His voice strained

the pain, sitting up slowly. “Call the family

knife–wielding assassins barehanded to bait the people tracking Ellie. Now severely injured, he was still more concerned

his memory? Because risking his life like this isn’t his usual style unless it’s for family.

it was nearly 6 a.m. As the

back to

stay here. Clean this place up,” Alex said, lying back on the sofa and motioning

the night’s “fishing” operation in

use as bait. Though cautious, the targets fell into the trap. Once they

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noticed a message from Alex

wondered but didn’t dwell on it,

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Alex announced abruptly just after 9 a.m., ten minutes before

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