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

Alexander’s expression was somewhere between amused and

”

rated. “Well,”

laugh, shaking my head. “She

heart

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

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

hadn’t managed to seriously injure myself. “Once it’s bandaged, I’ll clean the blood up and-”

he rummaged through the first

I made,” I argued, but

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

bandage on,” he said with a pointed

muttered, pulling my gaze away from him

my thoughts drifted. Alexander continuously surprised me. Nothing about

the floor, yet here he was, doing it

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