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.

before–briefly–but I hadn’t gotten the sense he was hiding anything. So why had the thought of me meeting them drawn such a reaction

that if he and I were going to get married–even

too. Maybe I was just overthinking it.

I asked, my voice soft

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

“I guess that’s normal

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said dismissively. “At any rate, everything is fine. There’s no need for

it,” I replied, though his tone didn’t fully ease my worries.

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

upset,” I said with

I supposed that wasn’t unusual for a grown man, especially one who had been more or less on his own in the capital for the last few years. As much

lost his father and wasn’t close to his mother. Other than August, I hadn’t met anyone who could be considered Alexander’s friend. His life seemed consumed by

thought. Maybe when this was all said and done, he’d have learned to balance things a little more. If I could help him with that, then all of this trouble

Chapter 0159

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