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 was hiding anything. So why had the thought of me meeting them drawn

were going to get

Alexander meeting my parents too. Maybe I was just overthinking it. Things would probably be fine. Probably.

voice soft but insistent. “I’ll be honest, your

said with a slight laugh, though it didn’t quite reach his usual confidence. There’s a lot

guess that’s normal for

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

though his tone

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

certainly don’t want her to be upset,” I said with

close. I supposed that wasn’t unusual for a grown man, especially one who had

his mother. Other than August, I

done, he’d have learned to balance things a little more. If I could help

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