Chapter 0120 Alexander POV +25 BONUS I had to respect Ella for handling the awkward situation so directly .
She continually surprised me .
She was a woman of many contradictions intelligent and shrewd , but at times , surprisingly innocent and naive .
Yet , when it came to the most important things , she didnt mince words .
Despite the nervousness in her voice , she spoke clearly , stating exactly what she meant .
I appreciated that , and oddly enough , it made me like her even more .
It was strange to admit to myself that a woman essentially rejecting me made me like her more .
But it wasnt really a rejection , was it ? It was a confession .
Ella had admitted she had feelings for me ; she just believed it was a bad idea to act on them .
I found myself in the same position .
My own past experiences had shown me that I had no intention of ever settling down .
And since I respected her so much , it wouldnt be fair to string her along , getting her hopes up for something that could never be .
Not that I would intentionally string her along there was just something about her that made me drop my guard , made me act impulsively .
It was contrary to my nature and everything I had worked so hard to attain .
It was dangerous .
But , of course , that danger only drew me to her more , like a moth to a flame .
I was a man who had always enjoyed a bit of risk , so it wasnt surprising .
What bothered me , though , was that I couldnt pinpoint exactly what made Ella feel dangerous to me .
Sure , there was the David factor , but I had no real fear of him .
Despite his connections to dangerous people and his tenacity , when it came down to it , I was stronger and he knew it just as well as I did .
No , it was something else about Ella , something I couldnt understand .
I had used every contact and resource at my disposal to look into her .
I had far too many unanswered questions about her .
How did she know the things she knew ? How were her instincts so sharp ? I had a million questions and no answers .
It made August suspicious , and I couldnt blame him .
He was convinced that Ella had some ulterior motive for approaching me , but there was no evidence of that .
None of my investigations had revealed anything out of the ordinary .
She was a perfectly normal woman .
In fact , until recently , she had seemed like a spoiled , ditzy princess .
Every person I spoke to who knew her described her the same way : odd , awkward , and privileged .
The only child of doting parents , she had never wanted for anything and had never worked a day in her life .
She couldnt have been more different from me .
And yet , that description felt like it belonged to someone else entirely .
The Ella I had come to know was far more complex , far more intriguing .
Something must have happened to her , something that changed her , and the thought had become an obsession for me .
I couldnt explain why and I knew it was a mistake to become so interested but I couldnt help myself .
The danger factor went two ways .
It wasnt just that something about Ella felt dangerous to me being with me was dangerous for her .
And she had no way of knowing just how dangerous .
I couldnt tell her the whole truth , couldnt trust anyone with it .
That was why I had to protect her .
1/2 2/2 Chapter 0120 What happened with David disturbed me deeply .
Ella should have been safe under my protection , yet I had come so close to losing her .
It was infuriating , especially given how sloppy Davids plan was .
But maybe it only seemed that way because of the manic , frantic way he executed it ..
The fact remained : he knew Ellas schedule and her habits when she was in the capital .
He knew about her bodyguard and the tea shop she frequented .

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And not only had he known all of that , but he had used it against her .
He bribed the barista , poisoned her drink , and came armed , ready to take James out of the picture .
I wasnt lying when I told David that James was the only reason his plan failed .
If James hadnt had the sense to call me and alert me to the situation before he passed out … www .
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