Love's Tangled Web (Alex and Ellie)

Chapter III

Elle took the car keys from Diana's back pocket and opened the car door. Only then did Aaron agree to drive Diana

Karting Karen de Drama ar slowly onto the mam road.

packed up her phone to call and

berbe named around and walked away.

you see me Am 1 some kind of monster?" Alex kept a calm face as he gently grabbed Ellie's

Elle popped and turned arounë.

Mening Linn i eyes. Elle remembered how cogered Alex looked when he was holding Haley earlier in the day. She pulled wipe from her bag clean it.

Jour big words for a while. Holding back his otions, Alex said. Til call a car and go back with you."

ready to bead back yet you go on ahead" Elle, seeing ex about to catch a ride home with her, suddenly didn't feel

so walk around a bit more" he said, turning around to walk back toward the shopping street.

A wantede shoe as she walked away and quietly followed her, saying. "Let me walk with you

As didn't say anything else, and the two of them walked one behind the other towards the downtown square.

The night got lane and people in the square started to scatter

be spot where she had just been talking with Aaron, staring blankly into the distance.

Sering the File was going him. Alex quietly sat down next to her, his eyes intensely focused on her.

innocent, yet her lips were so captivating, giving her face a mix of purity and allure.

can quietly next to him, the night breeze lifting her long hair, her beauty capturing attention and making it hard to look

shiver from the wind. Alex took off his jacket and put it around her shoulders.

"No thanks" Ellie pushed Alex away.

Alex frowned and put his jacket back on Ellie, and she pushed it away again.

"Don't move" Alex warned, firmly putting the jacket back on Ellie and wrapping his arm over her shoulders to stop her from shrupping it off

- looked up into Alexa determined eyes, opened her mouth, but didn't resist anymore.

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Alex subtly loosened his grip, feeling that Ellie had calmed dow

The two sat quietly on the steps by the fountain.

Ellie didn't know how long she had been sitting there, by the time she came to her senses, most people in the square had

left.

Spotting Alex beside her, Ellie couldn't help but frown. It was the first time she had seen him so quiet.

He was so silent it almost seemed like they would sit there forever.

"No matter what you do to my brother, he won't give in Pulling herself back to reality, Ellie suddenly said. "My brother is ready to lose his job!"

Their eyes met, and Alex stayed silent. After a long pause, he finally said, "Am I really that bad in your eyes?"

Ellie turned her gaze back and corrected him. "The situation is een worse. I'm sitting here talking to you calmly is just our of respect for the elders, because I'm helpless, and because I owe your family more than I can pay back. Alex stared intensely into Ellie's eyes, a dangerous look in his gaze. His Adam's apple moved up and down intensely, his chest rising and falling noticeably, his eyes red as he stopped short of speaking.

Ellie said, "If we put all this aside, what I really want is absolutely no relationship with you at all!"

In the middle of the night, by the fountain in the downtown square, Ellie and Alex exchanged silent glances.

Alex was struggling to suppress himself, his eyes unwaveringly fated on Ellie.

He never thought there would be a day when Ellie would say so calmly that she wanted no connection with him.

Suppressing the overwhelming emotions within him, Alex stood up in frustration.

Looking down at Ellie who sat motionless, Alex sat back down beside her.

Alex turned Ellie's shoulders, forcing her to face him. Trying to control his emotions, he said. "Ellie, whether you like it or not, you don't yet have the ability to leave the Warren family, right?" Ellie admitted openly, "Yes, I can't do it right now."

"So just shut up!" Alex suddenly lost control, unconsciously tightening his hold on Ellie's shoulders!

He met Ellie's gaze, his eyes rimmed with red, gritting his teeth he said, "If you want to talk tough, wait until you actually

can!"

Alex said, "Now, just shut up!"

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Alex looked into Ellie's eyes, a tempest brewing in his own.

With one hand, he held the back of Ellie's neck and leaned in claser.

He lowered his voice and said to her in a more dangerous tone than ever, "Try to anger me again, and I won't mind making you have me!"

Alex held Ellie by the back of her neck, making her look into his eyes.

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His look was full of the possessiveness a man has for a woman, and the desire in his eyes was so obvious it made Ellie Thervous.

Even if she knew nothing about relationships, she could understand the signals Alex was sending her and knew exactly what he meant by the word "hate"

If she really pushed him too far, she believed he would actually go through with it.

Seeing the sadness in Ellie's reddening eyes, Alex couldn't hide the concern in his oWIL

Their eyes met, and suddenly Alex lost control and pulled Ellie tightly into his arms.

The sudden hug scared Ellie, making her struggle desperately, but the more she struggled, the tighter Alex held on to her.

"You're already engaged, a man with a family, so let me go!" Ellieshouted loudly, afraid that Alex might actually do something crazy to her.

With reddened eyes, Alex was on the verge of an emotional breakdown. He buried his head in Ellie's neck, causing her to stiffen with fear, and she immediately fell silent.

Alex hugged her tightly, as if he wanted to meld her into himsel and said desperately. "Ellie, I'm about to lose it. Don't push me any further!".

He said, "I won't ask you about those paintings, and I won't do anything to your brother. But you can't take me as your brother anymore, and you're not allowed to see Mark" time!"

He said, "Ellic, please behave, and everything will be like it was before. Just give me some tin

Right now, every look, every action, every word from Alex held gnificant meaning. For Ellie to claim she didn't understand would be too fake.

In the past, she would have responded to him without a second thought.

But now, she just felt drained.

Even so, she didn't dare provoke this unstable person anymore.

If he really lost it and did something to her, she wouldn't have the strength to resist. She would be the one to suffer in the

end.

"As long as you don't cause trouble for my brother, I'll agree to your terms!" Finally, Ellie gave in.

Alex slowly loosened his hold on Ellie's wrists, resting his forehead on her shoulder, breathing heavily,

After a long moment, Alex finally let Ellie go. Looking at her now his eyes were full of tenderness.

"Let's go home," he said. Alex adjusted Ellie's blazer to fit more snugly around her.

Ellie

nodded obediently. At this moment, all she wanted was to hurry home, lock herself in her cozy little sanctuary, and stay away from this lunatic.

Late at night, the two stood by the road waiting for a car. Alex's phone started vibrating nonstop in his pocket.

Taking out his phone and seeing the number on the screen, Alex looked at Ellie with a complicated expression.