Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0173

Chapter 0173

Listening for the sound of his footsteps returning.

Hoping to feel the mattress shift under his weight again.

But the room remained quiet, and he never came back.

I drifted in and out of the awkward space between sleep and wakefulness, only opening my eyes when I heard birds chirping outside the window. Slowly, I took in my surroundings.

Alexander was still in the chair across the room, sitting upright and focused on the screen of his phone. I hadn’t heard him move, and I had no idea how long he’d been awake.

He glanced up at me and offered a small, awkward smile. “Good morning.”

“Good morning,” I replied, sitting up and leaning against the headboard. “What are you doing over there? Why didn’t you stay in the bed last night?”

faintly, his tone light as he teased, “You’re clearly used to having the bed to yourself. I figured I’d better move

made a face at him but didn’t argue. It was obvious he was lying, though I wasn’t sure why. Maybe he’d simply been uncomfortable and was too polite to admit it. I didn’t

so,” I said with a roll of my eyes.

a ride,” he

capital?”

go,” Alexander said, giving me a curious

hesitating for a moment, “I actually thought it might be a good idea to check out that

It’s smart to take a look at

and just last week, David had finally sent back his signature on the final version of the contract. The land was officially mine now, and it was time to figure out how best to use it.

you like to come with me?” I

added, “Breakfast is probably ready by now. We

cleaned ourselves up before heading to the dining room for breakfast. As Alexander predicted, Diana and Michael were already seated

jumped to her feet and rushed across the room, her face

happened last night?” she asked softly, her voice low enough that no one else could hear. “You gave me such a fright with