#Chapter 112: Trust

Ella The look on Alexander’s face when he opened that envelope told me everything I needed to know. He didn’t deny it. He didn’t look confused or shocked or angry that someone was trying to frame him. He just stared at the papers with an expression that was nothing short of guilty. I felt like such an idiot. All those moments I’d treasured recently, all those little instances of tenderness that had led my foolish heart to believe that he was actually starting to fall for me, had been nothing but lies. It was all just a beautiful performance designed to keep me close while he gathered information on my family. And I’d fallen for it completely. “I need to go.” “Wait.” Alexander suddenly moved to block my path. “You need to let me explain.” “Explain what? That you’ve been spying on me since the day we got married? That everything between us has been fake?” “It’s not fake.” “Bullshit.” I tried to walk around him, but he gra