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.

listened as her footsteps retreated

he turned back to me, Alexander’s expression was somewhere between amused and e he said dryly, “that could

”

rated. “Well,”

nervous laugh, shaking my head. “She probably

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

tension, but I still had an odd feeling about the interaction.

my wound and inspected it closely. “It’s not that bad,” he

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

Alexander interrupted as he rummaged through the first

ask someone else to clean up the mess I made,” I argued, but before I could

began wiping up the blood. I stared at him in surprise, struck by the sight of him doing something so… mundane. Once he’d soaked up most of the mess, he stood, rinsed the towel in the

up and get that bandage on,” he said

course,” I muttered, pulling my gaze away from him and focusing on my

the bandage, my thoughts drifted. Alexander continuously surprised me. Nothing about his behavior

it himself without hesitation. It might have only taken a few minutes, but

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