Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

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Chapter 0088

Ella POV

I barely touched the tea in my hands. My nerves were too frayed to enjoy it. The idea of standing beside Alexander while he made his statement to the press felt overwhelming

Even though I wouldn’t be speaking, I knew people would be staring at me, judging my every expression and my body language. I knew that David would be watching. I was convinced now that he must be involved in this.

It was intense, almost nauseating to think of him watching me, hoping to see signs that I was hurt by the accusations against my new boyfriend. Would he stop at nothing to hurt me?

Maybe it was because I knew what we risked if Alexander didn’t win the election. In the original timeline, scandal had been the thing that caused him to lose. I only hoped we had time to mitigate the damage now.

this

And Alexander seemed so confident. He believed he could handle it. I should trust him–he had followed through on every promise he’d made to me so far. There was no reason I shouldn’t trust him, at least as far as I knew.

But I didn’t like being left in the dark. I didn’t want to be blindsided again.

I set my cup down on Alexander’s desk and went out into the hallway. The building was mostly empty on this level. It was only offices up here. The elevator was empty when I stepped inside and hit the lobby button.

Alexander would already be there, speaking to the press and guiding them on where to set up their equipment. The ride down in the elevator felt like it took forever. It was so quiet, I could hear my heart beating in my ears.

slow, deep breaths, trying to steady myself. I needed to project confidence from the moment I stepped out of the elevator until the

look

me, catching me off guard: I

long time, so it felt strange to

But I did.

shook the thought off. Now was not the time to go

I felt more in control of myself. When I entered

set up, and Alexander

I saw

walked up to meet me,

hoping it was reassuring. “Sorry

in time,” he replied.

though I felt awkward. “Just tell me what

stand next to me and pinch me if I start rambling,” he

to look amused, but a laugh wouldn’t come.

-right. He loosened his grip, but I didn’t let go. I couldn’t explain it, but

grounded.

start?” one of the reporters