Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0052

Ella POV

“You’ve certainly pulled it off,” Alexander said with a look of amusement on his face. “The news has reached the far comers of the kingdom. It’s all anyone’s talking about.

I was sitting on the bed in my room, video calling with Alexander. I felt strange, almost like I was dreaming.

It was only this morning that I and the rest of the wedding guests had caught David and Amanda in the act. So much had happened since then.

My parents were upset–more so than I had expected. Afterall, they had known that David was a bad match for me, and I had foolishly insisted on going forward with the wedding. I thought that they should have been relieved.

But

I knew that they were heartbroken on my behalf. They had no way of knowing that I had already grieved for my relationship with David.

I smiled awkwardly into the phone. “Yes, it seems the plan worked perfectly,” I said. “Now the truth is exposed.”

“You don’t have to force yourself to smile,” Alexander said softly. “It’s okay to still feel sad about this. After all, there was a time when you loved him, right?”

I stared at my phone, his words hitting me harder than I expected. He was right–there had been a time when I loved David.

Seeing David and Amanda together…. It wasn’t just that it hurt my pride–it broke my heart in a way I hadn’t anticipated.

glad that I can put

S

face as if he could see through my words, through the

you sure about that?” he asked

opened my mouth to respond, but no

fine,” I lied, my voice hollow. “I knew this would happen, after

his voice full of understanding. “Just because you know something will end in disaster doesn’t mean you won’t still be hurt by it.”

from him. What we had was an arrangement, not a friendship. But now, I was starting to feel that maybe we were becoming something more.

again. Even so, what I felt for Alexander was strong,

that you’ve gotten out of your marriage,” Alexander added, “our relationship can move

want it to look as if

to be treated well by a lover. I promise you, you’ll

face was red with embarrassment at his words.” I’m serious, we have to

grinned. “Don’t worry,” he said. “I know how

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Chapter 0052

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worried about it for the next two days while word continued to spread

time, but it seemed that a couple of people had pulled out their

viral, and it seemed like everyone had seen them. Honestly, it embarrassed me–I hadn’t planned for