Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0159

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Chapter 0159

Ella POV

The silence that followed was so pronounced it felt heavy. Alexander didn’t respond, and the seconds dragged on long enough that I glanced at my phone to make sure the call hadn’t dropped.

“Alexander?” I said softly. “Did I say something wrong?”

“No, not at all,” he answered quickly, though there was a slight edge to his voice. “You’re right, of course. You should have met my family by now. It’s an oversight on my part that you haven’t.”

“I don’t want to pry,” I said uncertainly.

“No, of course not,” Alexander said, his tone steadying, “You’re not prying at all. I’ll speak to my mother and make arrangements.”

I nodded, even though he couldn’t see me. “All right,” I said softly. But something about Alexander’s tone left me

uneasy.

struck me as embarrassed by his family. He’d spoken of them before–briefly–but I hadn’t gotten the sense he was hiding anything. So why had the thought of me

obvious that if he and I were going to get married–even if it was fake–I would eventually

too. Maybe I was just overthinking it. Things would probably be fine. Probably.

you sure nothing’s wrong?” I asked, my voice soft but insistent. “I’ll be

didn’t quite reach his usual confidence. There’s a lot of work to

I said hesitantly. “I guess that’s

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been sleeping enough,” he said dismissively. “At any rate, everything is fine. There’s no need for

replied, though his tone didn’t fully ease

to be furious if I leave her out of the wedding planning. I can’t believe

her to be upset,” I said with a faint

told me they mustn’t be particularly close. I supposed that wasn’t unusual for a grown man, especially one who had been more or less on his own in

and wasn’t close to his mother. Other than August, I hadn’t met anyone who

to balance things a little more.

Chapter 0159

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