Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0078

Alexander seemed to read the hesitation on my face. “There’s no obligation,” he said gently. “I can have someone drive you home if that’s what you’d prefer.”

I hesitated again, not wanting to offend him. But the truth was, I did need some space. My parents would undoubtedly want to talk about everything, and I needed time to clear my head. Slowly, I nodded.

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box.

arrange for it,” Alexander said, standing and pulling his phone from his pocket as he walked back inside the

I watched him for a moment, feeling both relief and a slight pang of regret. The day had been perfect, but I knew I needed to take things at my own pace.

The tension between us seemed to have returned when Alexander came back out to the box. I kept my focus on the game until the very end, avoiding looking at him.

I couldn’t shake the feeling that I had upset him somehow, and I wasn’t sure what to do about it. For his part, Alexander didn’t appear upset–he was just quiet and lost in thought.

had entered through and out to the car.

he said, leaning slightly into

feeling the weight of his

he said, and I could hear the warmth in his voice.

slid into the car as Alexander closed the door behind me. The drive back to my family home felt like a blur, and before

walked through the room with a teasing smile. “I caught

my cheeks heat up. “Someone’s going to be teasing me about this at dinner,

laughing at the expression on my face before leaving the room to

whatever teasing they had in store

found a vase I had hardly ever used and filled it with water from my bathroom tap. Carefully, 1 arranged the roses Alexander had given me. They were gorgeous and elegant, yet they looked completely out of place in my room.

my second chance began, I hadn’t actually done anything to change

felt a little like I didn’t belong. My room looked like it belonged to a child. The pastel walls and stuffed animals felt foreign, a stark

wondering if I should finally take the time to redecorate. It was about time I turned

realized that I had felt like a child all day. Alexander had taken me out on a date meant to be a declaration of our connection, and I had acted immature and silly the entire time. Maybe it was a