Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

My Prince

Chapter 0171

Chapter 0171

“I don’t know what you mean,” I replied, but the knowing look he gave me made it clear he saw through my denial.

“Go ahead and ask your questions,” he said, his tone calm. There’s no reason to be hesitant with me. You want to know about my relationship with my mother.”

I hesitated, unsure if I should press further. But he’d opened the door, and my curiosity had already taken hold. “I just… it seems like there’s a lot of tension between you two, And then, when Michael got back, she was like a completely different person.”

A bitter smile curved Alexander’s lips. “Yeah, that’s how she is,” he said with a shrug. “For as long as I can remember, she’s preferred Michael. She’s always been a little hypercritical of me, but it got worse after my father died.”

eyes darkening as that stormy expression overtook his face again.

wasn’t my place to dig into his painful memories, especially not now. “We don’t have to talk about

we don’t have to,” Alexander replied, his voice steady. “But you’re curious, and

parents,” I offered. “A lot of people have complicated relationships with

she favors Michael. It doesn’t bother me anymore–not really. And

can talk more another time. I’ll get dressed in the bedroom

our rest–we’ve got some very busy days ahead of us.”

agreement

out for me were neatly folded on the side table. I dressed swiftly, the soft fabric feeling far more comfortable than the

about it, but I still hesitated. My own relationship

at him didn’t sit right with me. Her demeanor shifted entirely when

judgment. After all, I’d only just met Diana,

had passed until the bathroom door opened, releasing a wave of warm, humid air.