Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 681

Alex glanced at him but didn’t reply. Unscrewing a bottle of painkillers, he popped two pills into his mouth and swallowed them dry.

For the next three or four days, Alex didn’t contact Ellie.

After work, Ellie returned to Zerikith, noticing Alex’s consistent daily messages. She didn’t reply. When he needed her, he was all over her, but now? Nowhere to be found.

Then Nalani called, asking Ellie to meet her at the Earl Hotel.

“Mommy!”

Ellie rarely got to see her two kids. Hugging them tightly, she couldn’t bear to let go.

In the private room, Nalani, Ellie, and the kids chatted. Nalani asked, “How’s Alex recovering?”

Seeing Ellie’s puzzled expression, Nalani set down her pastry. “You don’t know? Alex was seriously injured”

Ellie lowered her gaze to hide her emotions, ‘So that’s why he disappeared these past few days.

“I heard from my husband that Alex tracked down the people following you. He got surrounded by their elite fighters,” Nalani explained.

Ellie quietly listened to Nalani recount Alex’s recent activities.

For safety reasons, Ellie decided not to bring the kids back to Zerikith and had Whitney pick them up instead

home alone, Ellie hesitated for a

Thompson,” Barry greeted as he opened the

a faint metallic scent

and asked Barry, “Where’s

bedroom.

the bedroom, Barry quickly made

gave in. Ignoring his still–healing wound, he took a shower and collapsed onto his bed. “So

robe, Alex sprawled out, hugging a small floral blanket he’d

in the doorway, Ellie caught sight of him looking ridiculously

asked as she walked over and yanked the blanket from

at his wound. Grimacing, he leaned his head against her shoulder, breathing heavily. Sitting at the edge of the bed, he wrapped his arms around her waist. “Who

on one knee by the

and Ellie suddenly

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tightly. “You’re not mad

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back onto the

a couple more days. If you wear me out again, I might not survive. If you don’t ‘feed‘ me properly, I can’t

smiled mischievously, her gaze teasing as she slowly reached for