Ella POV“How does a creep like David Lake get two beautiful Alpha's daughters to fall for him and screw it up with both of them?” Posted today at 9:15 AM.“Ella Rowan deserves so much better.” Posted today at 9:23 AM.“Has anyone heard from Amanda, or did she just drop off the face of the planet?”
"Don’t I?" His voice dropped, his usual playfulness replaced by something more serious. "Well, it’s the truth. David’s erratic behavior isn’t just troubling—it’s dangerous."I sighed, sinking back into my seat. "Yeah, I’ve just been looking at his latest posts. He’s doing everything he can to make t
Ella POV"David cannot be allowed to continue making these slanderous statements," my father said angrily."I agree," my mother added, "but we have to handle this carefully.""I'm beginning to think we've handled it too carefully," my father replied, his anger evident.I felt a pang of guilt. By ope
"Okay," I said. "Right, we focus on the future.""Exactly," my mother agreed.Suddenly, the image on the television screen changed. I looked up, shocked, as I recognized Alexander. His photo was being shown on the screen."What is this?" I said in surprise. Both of my parents turned to face the scre
Ella POV"I had no idea you were going to be so forward, Alexander," I said.Alexander smirked. "Did you think I was going to play games?" he asked with obvious amusement. "I'm afraid that's against my nature.""I have a feeling there's much I have to learn about your nature if we're going to move f
Ella POV"Mr. Black, I'm sure you can understand why I'm hesitant about this," my father said firmly.Alexander sat across from my father’s desk, calm and composed, while I stood awkwardly beside my father. The tension in the room was making me too anxious to sit down.My father, who typically gave
There was a quiet intensity in his words, as if he was making a promise more to himself than to my father. The room seemed to still, waiting for my father’s response."How long have you felt this way about Ella?" my father asked, his voice probing.Alexander looked away thoughtfully before respondin
Ella POV"Yes."Alexander’s smile deepened, and I could tell by the gleam in his eyes that he found my response amusing. No doubt, he would tease me about this later, but I didn’t mind. It was going to be easy for us to appear to the public as a real couple, especially since we genuinely enjoyed eac