Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0013

Ella POV

I had no words to reply to Alexander’s ridiculous request, but I desperately needed his help. If this was what it took….

Besides, if I could force myself to kiss someone who completely disgusted me, there should be no problem with kissing someone that I genuinely found attractive. I had no feelings for Alexander, but that wasn’t really a factor; this was just to prove a point.

I pressed myself up on my toes so that I could reach and brought my lips to his.

When I kissed David just a few moments ago, it left me feeling cold and disgusted. But the second my lips touched Alexander’s, my heart began to beat erratically.

The feeling made me shudder. I felt his warm lips move against mine, and his hand pressed into my back, holding me close. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I knew I had been kissing him for too long.

I pulled away and stared up at him expectantly,

He looked stunned for just a moment, then regained his composure and smirked at me. He slowly pulled his hand away from me and put a short bit of distance between us.

“You are a talented actress.”

felt my face heat up at his words, and I knew that I must be blushing, but Alexander was kind enough not to point it out. He looked over my shoulder down the hallway to make sure that no one else was around.

“This is what you need,” he said.

He handed me the folded paper, and I opened it to find a small bottle of pills concealed inside. The paper also contained instructions, which I read over quickly. My eyes went wide as I read about the effects of the drugs. I could hardly believe what I was seeing; it was the perfect solution.

“This is… How did you get this?” I asked.

It seemed obvious to me that this drug was illegal, and I wondered how someone like Alexander would even manage to get hold of such a thing.

“Don’t worry about it,” Alexander replied. “Put it away befere someone sees.”

“I’ll burn the paper,” I said, slipping the drug into the inner pocket of my jacket, then folding the paper and slipping it in as well.

you what you need,”

agreement, but he was right; this should have

you going to use it?” he asked.

considered it for a moment. “When there are a lot of people around,” I said. “We

anything else you need froin me?”

have anything to offer you in sange for this, but how about this? Il arrange a special dinner for you so that you can come and

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Chapter 0013

fair,” he said, “but just so you know, I don’t expect this to be a perfect quid pro quo. We don’t need to evenly exchange every single time, just so long as it turns

end.”

smirk on his face, and I could tell

I turned to find David rushing toward me with an angry expression on his face. He

his arm around my waist and pulled

the engagement. I hope you find the

quick–thinking, making it seem as if he and I had just been engaging in small talk when David came upon us. It was a perfect

the engagement gift!”

then stepped around David and walked off with his head held

found myself enjoying our interactions despite the occasional embarrassment. It was a refreshing change from being stuck with David, whose arm was so tight around me that it was almost

him slightly. “Don’t be rude,” I scolded. “Alexander gave

“We didn’t need a gift

supposed

spend too much time around people like him,”

not to. Was this just more jealousy from

considering his indifference towards me. His interest was purely strategic–to use me to

Alexander. As we walked back toward the main room, I noticed that many

seized the opportunity to change the subject. I had used the time to think and come up with a plan for when I

feel like

away from him in the