Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0170

Chapter 0170

Ella POV

“What happened? Why did I hear a scream?” Diana asked as she knocked on the door.

I opened my mouth to speak but no words came out. My heart pounded harder, and for a moment, I was completely frozen.

Alexander, however, didn’t seem fazed. Straightening up, he turned toward the door, his voice calm but firm. “It’s fine, Diana. Ella had a small accident. I’m handling it.”

“An accident?” Diana’s tone was sharp and suspicious. “Do you need me to come in?”

“No!” I blurted out, finally finding my voice. “It’s fine, really! Just… a shaving razor fell on my foot. Alexander’s helping me patch it up.”

There was a pause on the other side of the door, and I could practically hear her weighing the situation.

“Alright,” Diana said at last, though her voice held a note of skepticism. “But if you need anything, I’m right here.”

“We’re fine,” Alexander said curtly, his tone allowing for no further argument.

footsteps retreated from

expression was somewhere between amused and e

”

rated. “Well,”

my head. “She probably thinks we’re hiding some kind of scandalous secret.”

she wants,” he said with a shrug, his smirk making my heart skip a beat. “The important thing is you’re not bleeding

tone eased some of my tension, but I still had an odd

he

replied, relieved I hadn’t managed to seriously injure myself. “Once it’s bandaged, I’ll clean

worry about that,” Alexander interrupted as he rummaged through

mess I made,” I argued, but before I could say more, Alexander handed me the bandage and turned toward

stared at him in surprise, struck by the sight of him doing something so… mundane. Once he’d soaked up most of the mess,

on,” he

away from him

the bandage, my thoughts drifted. Alexander continuously surprised me. Nothing about his behavior today–his interactions with his

clean the floor, yet here he was, doing it himself without hesitation. It might

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