I might never get used to her, I realized. We’d known each other for a while now, but she was still finding ways to surprise me. I couldn’t think of a more complex person that I knews.
Ella was so sweet and innocent in some ways, yet strong and steadfast in others. She was ruthless to those that crossed her, yet kind and thoughtful to her allies.
I was lucky to be on the right side, I realized. If I had made an enemy of her, who knew what she could do to me. She knew so much about me without explanation. I was lucky she was using it to my benefit.
I looked down at the jacket in my hands and sighed softly. In another life, maybe what Ella and I had could have been real.
The race was starting, and Ella was staring at the track with obvious excitement. Yet, I found myself
