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

Alexander’s expression was somewhere between amused and

”

rated. “Well,”

“She probably thinks we’re hiding some kind of scandalous

she wants,” he said with a shrug, his smirk making my heart skip a beat. “The important

but I still had

inspected it closely. “It’s not that bad,” he said, relief evident in his voice. “I’ll bandage it up, and it should

replied, relieved I hadn’t managed to seriously injure myself.

as he rummaged through the

mess I made,” I argued, but before I could say

by the sight of him doing something so… mundane. Once he’d soaked up

and get that bandage on,”

gaze away from him and focusing on my foot.

drifted. Alexander continuously surprised me. Nothing about his behavior today–his interactions

he’d call for a staff member to clean the floor, yet here he was, doing it himself without hesitation. It might have only taken a few minutes, but still it said something about him.

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