Selfish and Greedy

Brandon stared at Ella in surprise. After a moment of contemplation, he realized what she said made a lot of sense.

If Ella was willing to live in seclusion with him in the mountains, they would eventually have children, and those kids would need to go to school. Besides…

With the advanced technology in Country W, finding someone might not be that hard.

Ella shifted her hands, which were tied too tightly. "Let me go. It's really uncomfortable."

Brandon glanced at her. As long as her feet were still bound, he wasn't worried about her escaping.

After all, Ella was a woman, and he was a man. Could a man really lose to a woman?

"Ella, don't even think about escaping. I'm the only one here, and you won't get away," Brandon said with a light chuckle, grabbing the scissors and cutting the rope that bound her hands.

Ella's hands were finally free.