Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0138

At one point, I noticed people in the crowd shouting and waving their arms up at us. I waved back, which drew cheers from them. It was the positive reaction we had wanted, so this date was a success.

Alexander didn’t join in, despite my attempts to coax him into dancing, but he watched me with a look of mild amusement. I couldn’t really picture him dancing, anyway. It wasn’t that he seemed too serious or stiff; rather, I realized I’d never truly seen him relax–not to the extent that dancing would require.

Still, the way he watched me, with a small smile tugging at his lips, made my heart flutter more than I cared to admit.

By the time the concert ended, I was nearly breathless, a ridiculous smile spread across my face that I couldn’t shake off. I hadn’t had that much fun in a long time, and it was only then that I realized just how much I’d needed to let loose.

“Well, that was certainly worth the price of admission,” Alexander joked. “I thought you said you’d never heard of this band before.”

“I haven’t,” I replied, still grinning. “I just think they’re really good.”

“It’s not the kind of music I’d usually go out of my way to listen to,” he admitted. “But I can see why you like it. Shall we get going? We don’t want to get caught in the after–show traffic, and it’s going to take a while for that crowd to file out through the front doors.”

“You so

sound like an old man,” 1 teased. “Wanting to leave early just to beat the traffic.”

leaving early,” he argued with mock offense. “We stayed for the entire show, and now it’s time to go- unless you want

clearly teasing, and I pretended to look thoughtful, making him

think you’re right. Let’s get going

there, a troubled look on his face. I could feel–almost as much as

asked the guard, his voice calm

replied. “We’ve tried clearing them out, but they’re persistent. They’re waiting

to find another exit to avoid them,” he offered. “Or we could just push our way through and leave this way, to avoid getting caught up by the

all, avoiding the press seemed silly when the whole point of this outing was

from the door. With a resolute look, he pushed the doors open, and we stepped out

was a moment of stillness before the paparazzi noticed us, and then a storm of flashing camera lights

Ms. Rowan!” multiple voices

Alexander

protectively and began pushing his way forward, but that

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