Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0082

Alexander POV

I smirked slightly. “If I didn’t know any better, I’d swear you could see into the future.”

An odd expression flickered across Ella’s face before she quickly lowered her gaze to her coffee. “That would be nice,” she muttered.

“I mean it,” I said, watching her closely. “You seem to have this incredible insight into people’s motivations. It’s like you know what’s going to happen before it even unfolds. Sometimes it’s… unsettling.”

Ella smiled weakly. “I’m sorry if it unsettles you,” she said her fingers tracing the edge of her cup. “I’m just making an educated guess based on my understanding of the situation, as I’ve said before.”

I watched as she toyed with the coffee cup, her eyes intentionally turned away. Something I’d said had clearly affected her, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on what. There were moments when I could read her like an open book, and others–like this–where she was a puzzle, impossible to solve.

Oddly, I found comfort in that. I had plenty of my own secrets, and despite the nature of our relationship, it seemed we were a perfect match in that regard.

“So, who was on the phone?” Ella asked, clearly eager to change the subject.

“August,” I replied.

concerned. “Is everything all

confirming details about a business transaction. It wasn’t

a little. “He’s your beta–you need to keep communication open and clear. My father is the same way with

glad you understand,”

in Ella’s demeanor had shifted. I wasn’t sure what exactly bothered her was it the warning from my ex or my comments about her apparent

weighing on her mind. There was an undeniable urge within me to help her with whatever burden she

her–what made her tick, what drove her. At first glance,

betrayal was truly her only motive, she wouldn’t have gone this far. There had to be more

leaning in slightly, “tell me, what would you like to do for the rest of the day?

and smiled, but it didn’t quite reach her eyes. I could sense that something was still weighing on

her.

for us to do,” she said softly, “but first I

I asked, raising an

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