Third person POVAmanda's life was over without David as her mate; she had no future. And without Ella as her friend, she had no resources. Everything that she had fought to gain for herself vanished in an instant, all because Ella had burst into the room with some stupid cake to wish her a happy bi
Ella POVI was shoved hard against the brick wall of the alleyway. My head hit the hard bricks, and my vision went white for a moment from the pain. I tried to push the man away, but he was much larger than me.My heart raced with fear as I struggled to pull my arms free from his grip. When I couldn
Ella POV“It’s been a long day,” my father said sternly. “Ella needs to rest.”It was clear that David had more he wanted to say, but he wasn’t going to argue with my father in public. He nodded his head mutely and stepped aside.My father put his arm around my shoulders and led me quickly away from
"For the time being, all that we can do is make sure that you are not caught alone again and that all transportation is arranged by us. We must be more careful and vigilant while we investigate the cause of all of this.""I hate that it's come to this," my mother said sadly. "Our poor Ella, betrayed
Ella POVEveryone was talking about setting up a security detail and arranging for me to have a guard at all time. I felt strange sitting there listening to the conversation. To keep myself occupied, I pulled my phone out.With a few taps, I was able to update Alexander’s contact name. I decided to
“Okay,” I said weakly. I stood and walked to the door. I hesitated and looked back at my father. “I’m sorry,” I said. “I love you.”“I love you too, Ella,” he said firmly. “I always will.”I went up to my room and answered my phone, which had started to ring again.“Alexander,” I said as I sat on my
Ella POVIt had been a week since the attempted attack in the capital, and David had constantly sent flowers, balloons, fruit arrangements, and letters to the house. I had rejected all of them.I knew that he must be getting frustrated, because I was as well. I just wanted him to leave me alone. Had
Elizabeth laughed. "Not all of the publicity around this has been negative," she explained. "There are many people who take your side in this and find David's continued pursuit of you shameful.""I'm happy to hear that," I said. "I would hate to think that my family's reputation would be harmed by t