Chapter 158: Execution Defense

Ryker’s POV

“Willow is right. There is something wrong with her…” Anna whispered beside me. “This isn’t our Ella…”

My heart tightened. Anna was right. The pain had consumed Ella. This wasn’t her.

“What are we going to do now? She will kill an innocent man who has done nothing but love his daughter.”

My thoughts moved around in my head for a few seconds before it came crashing back. I never liked women. I didn’t even think they could be sensible ones out there aside from Willow who I thought was above mistakes. But Ella and her friends had shown me that there was more to being a woman and there were smart ones out there. I realized that the one I thought was perfect, wasn’t at all. Willow was a pretender.

But in all of that, I learned one thing.

“No one is beyond redemption,” I said with conviction. “We will get our Ella back. She is in there somewhere. We will find her.”

“But how?” Anna asked her hands pointing in the direction had gone to. “How do you convince someone who is already