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.

had been moving too quickly, and I ended up running into Alexander. I had nearly fallen over,

I couldn’t even look him in the face. It was, in fact, the

the original timeline and now–that I had completely forgotten about that brief encounter. But I was sure there were other people who would have been at that party who could corroborate Alexander’s statement. So, in a way, it made sense for

feelings for

to believe that,” he responded. “Do

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

A lot of people were talking about the extravagant gifts he’s given me. His story

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you remember that?”

“You’re so different from

I said. “I have changed

seriously. “You’re a completely different person, and it seems like you changed

me reevaluate what I wanted from my life. I realized that I had to put aside my childish ways and start to

people would have

admirable,” I muttered.

Alexander POV

was apparent. I doubted it, and

was capable of being clever and even manipulative when necessary, but when faced with a situation like this- where she was receiving positive attention–it seemed

had investigated her thoroughly. I knew everything there was to know about her past, which is

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

her for that. I couldn’t imagine what life would be like to be that protected from the ills of the world. My life had been very different from Ella’s, but

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