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.

as her footsteps

was somewhere between amused and e he said dryly, “that could have gone

”

rated. “Well,”

“She probably

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

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

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

replied, relieved I hadn’t managed to seriously injure

as he rummaged through the first aid kit, selecting

argued, but before I could say more, Alexander handed me the bandage and

down and 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

bandage on,” he said with a

I muttered, pulling my gaze away from him and focusing

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

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

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