Ella POV
“She’s on the run,” I said, hugging my knees to my chest as I stared into the camera on my phone. “It seems she had an escape plan ready in case she was discovered.”
“Naturally,” Alexander replied, his expression thoughtful. “She’d have been a fool not to. Clearly, she’s no fool if she’s managed to pull all of this off.”
“I just don’t understand why,” I said, letting my frustration show. Alexander was the one person I knew would truly understand.
“That’s a good question,” he responded, his tone measured. “And one we’ll find the answer to eventually. But there’s no use dwelling on it right now.”
“I can’t help it,” I said, shaking my head. “I just don’t understand the motivation for doing something like this.”
“There will be something in her background,” he said
