Chapter 0121 Chapter 0121 I didnt know what David planned to do to Ella , but I knew wouldnt have been good .
He was obsessed with her power , her position .
To him , Ella was just a pawn .
And I had no doubt David wouldnt hesitate to break his toys if it suited his twisted agenda .
Davids connections to the Rogues were relatively new , according to my sources .
He must have thought manipulating Ella would be easy , and in his desperation after losing control of her , he began reaching out to less- than reputable friends to help fix what he had screwed up .
But it clearly wasnt working for him .
He was too brash and arrogant to navigate the criminal underworld .
If he kept pushing his luck , he was going to get himself killed messing with the wrong people .
It took a cold , calculating person to survive with one foot in civilized society and the other in the underworld .
David lacked both the intelligence and the level headedness to pull it off .
That only made him more dangerous to Ella .
And then there was Amanda .
She seemed to have an even darker side than David .
Shed been laying low since the wedding , and I couldnt blame her .
If I were in her position , I wouldnt show my face in public either .
But I didnt trust that she was gone for good .
My contacts were keeping a close eye on her , and the minute she made a move , Id know .
Ella and I werent going to be lovers , and we certainly werent going to be anything more than that .
But she had become important to me , and I would use every resource at my disposal to protect her from those who meant her harm .
In return, I had no doubt that Ella would hand me the kingdom , whether she realized it or not .
There was something about her that people loved the public was drawn to her , invested in her , and they took her words seriously .
Ella spoke well of me , and having her by my side softened all the rumors and suspicions that had always swirled around me .
Whatever the truth about me was , it didnt matter .
What mattered was the persona I projected .
And Ella made that persona far more palatable .
Ella wanted to stick to our contract , and so thats what I would do .
The agreement was simple : I would help her , and she would help me .
Our partnership would only end after I became king .
Until that moment , she was my top priority .
Anyone who threatened her was a threat to me , and anyone who made her unhappy would answer to me .
The sound of a phone ringing cut through my thoughts .
Ellas eyes went wide and she rushed to retrieve her phone from my bedroom .
She came back a moment later with the phone to her ear .

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She had a slight blush on her face and a concerned expression .
Alexander , my father would like you to bring me home .
He wants to talk to both of us about what happened yesterday , she said hesitantly .
Well be there in an hour , I said , loudly enough for the phone to pick up my voice .
Ella looked at me apologetically , then turned her attention back to the phone .
I went into my room to get dressed and allow her some privacy to speak to her father .
I knew I was setting a dangerous precedent , blurring the lines between the reality of our situation and the farce we had agreed to carry out .
But the truth was , I didnt care , wanted to support Ella through this difficult time , +25 BONUS Chapter 0121 and I knew that facing her parents would be easier if she wasnt alone .
I enjoyed being around Ella .
She made me feel lighter, in a way I hadnt felt in years , and I wasnt ready to let go of that feeling .
Not yet .
Holding on to it for as long as possible however dangerous it might be was worth the risk .