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

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

”

rated. “Well,”

laugh, shaking my head. “She probably thinks we’re hiding some kind of scandalous

making my heart skip a beat.

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

he said, relief evident in his voice. “I’ll bandage

to seriously injure myself. “Once it’s bandaged, I’ll clean

that,” Alexander interrupted as he rummaged through the first

clean up the mess I made,” I argued, but before I could say more, Alexander handed

at him in surprise, struck by the sight of him doing

up and get that bandage on,” he said with a

pulling my gaze away from

about his behavior today–his interactions with his family, his willingness to help–was what

he was, doing it himself without hesitation. It might have only taken a few minutes,

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