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.

something wasn’t quite right. Alexander had never struck me as embarrassed by his family. He’d spoken of them before–briefly–but I hadn’t gotten the sense he

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

parents too. Maybe I was just

soft but insistent. “I’ll be honest,

though it didn’t quite

I said hesitantly. “I guess that’s normal for you.”

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

to hear it,” I replied, though his tone didn’t fully ease my

going to be furious if I leave her out of the wedding planning. I

be upset,”

forgotten about his mother when it came to the wedding planning 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

for him. He’d 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

things a little more.

Chapter 0159

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