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.

get you what you

felt uneasy about this agreement, but he was right; this should have the

are you going to use it?” he

for a moment. “When there are a lot of people around,” I said. “We need to make sure that there are plenty of witnesses.”

there anything else you need froin

right now. t the moment, I don’t 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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sounds 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

end.”

smirk on his face, and I could tell

out, I heard footsteps behind me. I turned to find David rushing toward me with an angry expression on his face. He was glaring at

reached me, he put his arm

Alexander said, “congratulations again on the engagement. I hope you find the right

was very quick–thinking, making it seem as if he and I had just been engaging in

engagement gift!” I said. “It

around David and walked off with his head held

urge to watch Alexander leave. He had been far more helpful than I’d expected, and I found myself enjoying our interactions despite the occasional embarrassment. It was a refreshing change from being stuck

slightly. “Don’t be rude,” I scolded. “Alexander gave us a very nice engagement gift.”

a gift

what is that supposed to

be careful not to spend too much time around people like

but managed not to.

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

I tuned out his words, not wanting to hear more negative opinions about Alexander. As we walked back toward the main room, I noticed

used the time to think and come up with a plan

feel like I owe you an

from him in the future,” David replied