apter 0217 Chapter 0217 +25 BONUS As Alexanders voice grew more tense , my unease deepened .
A meeting ? I repeated , the faint background chatter growing louder in my mind .
I knew that second voice , but I couldnt place it .
Something about it made me uneasy .
Yes , he said firmly , a trace of irritation slipping through his usually composed demeanor .
Its nothing for you to worry about .
But the words did nothing to reassure me .
For a moment , I hesitated , wondering if I should push for more details .
Before I could decide , Alexander spoke again , softer now , almost tender .
Ella , everything is under control .
Trust me .
I wanted to desperately .
But as the call ended and I stood there clutching my phone , a troubling thought gnawed at me .
The voices Id heard werent faint whispers or distant echoes ; they were distinct and urgent .
What kind of meeting was he in ? And why did it feel like Alexander was hiding something from me ? As I turned to leave , a text message appeared on my phone , pulling me out of my spiraling thoughts .
The sender was unknown , and the message was simple yet chilling : Be careful who you trust .
Not everything is as it seems .
Third Person POV Be careful who you trust .
Not everything is as it seems .
Brianna stared down at the screen of her phone , her fingers hovering over the message she had just sent .
The words felt insufficient , their weight not nearly enough to deliver the blow she intended .
With a frustrated sigh , she deleted the message from her history .
It didnt matter .
This phone wasnt hers anyway just a cheap throwaway device , a temporary means of contacting Miss Rowan without the messages ever being traced back to her .
Shed use it a couple more times , then ditch it .
David wanted the wedding stopped , but even he wasnt delusional enough to think Brianna could single handedly bring that about .
Still , his suggestions had been laughably desperate .
Tell her you slept with Alexander , hed sneered .
Tell her youre pregnant .
Tell her Alexander is a killer , and you have proof .
Brianna had scoffed at the absurdity of it all .

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Ella Rowan wouldnt fall for such outlandish lies , no matter how convincingly they were delivered .
Davids desperation oozed from every ridiculous claim .
She had come up with a better plan .
A little poison had worked for her in the past .
It had taken Ella years to realize her medication had been tampered with .
So , poison would work again .
It was easy to track her movements and even easier to get access to the winery .
A little extra added to the wine bottles , with a syringe thorough the corks , and her job was done .
No one would die , but a wedding that makes the guests ill is memorable for all the wrong reasons .
It would make David happy .
But Brianna wasnt doing this just for David .
She had her own reasons , her own score to settle with the Rowan family .
David was merely a convenient source of resources a pawn she manipulated to fuel her quest for revenge .
When he outlived his usefulness , she would discard him without a second thought .
The thought of that day made her smile , a slow , venomous curve of her lips .
David would be furious , of course .
He +25 BONUS Chapter 0217 would rant and rage , unable to comprehend why someone like her a lowly creature in his eyes dared to defy him .
His indignation would be delicious .
These privileged children of alphas thought they could step on anyone who crossed their paths , use people as tools to further their own whims .
They were wrong .
Brianna would make sure they learned that lesson the hard way .
It didnt matter to her if Ella Rowan got married .
Good for her .
It just meant that when Brianna followed through with her plan , she could take Alexander Black down at the same time .
Nothing was going to stand in the way of her revenge .
And the best part was , they would never see it coming .
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