Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

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Chapter 0069

Ella POV

“I had no idea you were going to be so forward, Alexander,” I said.

Alexander smirked. “Did you think I was going to play games?” he asked with obvious amusement. “I’m afraid that’s against my nature.”

“I have a feeling there’s much I have to learn about your nature if we’re going to move forward with this relationship,” I replied.

“I look forward to teaching you,” Alexander said smoothly.

I had come to the Capitol to visit Elizabeth, and luckily, I was able to slip away from my father’s guard long enough to meet up with Alexander in the shopping center. We were in the food court, surrounded by plenty of people. I had no doubt that someone would snap a photo of us together, so we were careful not to stand too close.

It was necessary for us to meet. After all, we had to decide what our next steps were going to be. Alexander had publicly announced his interest in me, and I had to respond, but I wasn’t sure what the right way to do that was.

“I hope I didn’t embarrass you,” Alexander said. “I simply had to respond to David’s claims that no one would be interested in you.”

“I appreciate you coming to my defense,” I said, “although I’m afraid that your statement is going to raise a lot of questions. After all, we barely know each other.”

Alexander looked thoughtful. “I believe that we actually met a couple of years ago,” he said.

“We did?” I asked, surprised. I couldn’t remember meeting Alexander prior to beginning our arrangement.

“It was at a party. The coming–out party for the daughter of the Red Oak Alpha, I believe. You were wearing a neon orange top and a cute black skirt. I believe you had knee–high boots on as well.”

My eyes went wide as I realized he was correct. It had been a very brief meeting. I had been chasing after David, who had gotten ahead of me in the crowd. I hated to be alone at those kinds of events, so I was frantically looking for him.

moving too quickly, and I ended up running into Alexander. I had nearly fallen over, but he’d caught

I couldn’t even look him in

who would have been

are you saying that you’ve had feelings for me for

people might be led to believe that,” he responded. “Do you think

truthfully. If Alexander intended to convince people that he had fallen in love with

were talking about the extravagant gifts he’s given me. His story

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you remember

one who reminded me,” Alexander admitted. “You’re so different from the way you were back then, I hardly realized

I said. “I have changed a lot

person, and it

my shoulders. “Learning the truth about David made me reevaluate what I wanted from my life. I realized that I had to put aside my childish ways and start to take responsibility for

admirable,” Alexander said. “I think most people would have just cried and felt sorry for themselves.”

heat slightly at his compliment. “It’s not admirable,” I muttered. “I only did

Alexander POV

sure if Ella was aware that her nervousness was apparent. I doubted it, and I found

being clever and even manipulative when necessary, but when faced with a situation like this- where she was receiving

I had investigated her thoroughly. I knew everything there was to know about her past, which is how I discovered the story of how

was a spoiled princess who had wanted for nothing, but at the same time, she had been very sheltered. That was probably why it had been so easy for David and Amanda to manipulate her. She didn’t have the experience to recognize what they were doing until it was too late, and

imagine what life would be like to be that protected from the ills of the world. My life had been very

the more I found that I enjoyed her company, which was the last thing I had expected when this arrangement began. She had proven herself to be shrewd and intelligent when needed, which impressed me. I knew there had to be more behind this sudden shift in her personality, but it seemed she still wasn’t ready to open up to