The House Of Cards

Ella's POV

I confronted Alexander about what I know, I was hoping that maybe there was a slight chance that he could redeem himself, that he could actually tell me the truth but no, he looked at me right in the eyes and lied to my face. He didn't even flinch. This means that he has gotten so good at lying that he has actually convinced himself that he was doing the right thing, in his sick and twisted mind he thinks that he is keeping me safe, he thinks that he is protecting me but he is not, not one bit.

When I was back in that castle, I had a lot of time to myself, a lot of time think, to have some self introspection. I questioned a lot of things, not just about myself but a lot, about my family, and how my parents were able to keep up with their lifestyles. How they were able to buy me a million dollar car when I turned sixteen, or when they brought me a seven million dollars apartment in New York, how they had so much money. At first I didn't pay no mind to it. Now I realised tha