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?”

he teased, “You’re clearly used to having the bed to yourself. I figured I’d better move before you elbowed me in the

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 want to push the matter, even though it bothered me more than

I said with a roll of my eyes. “Are

for a ride,” he replied.

the capital?”

somewhere else you’d like to go,” Alexander said, giving me a curious look. “Did you have other plans for the

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

got from David. It’s smart to take a

the contract. The land was officially mine now, and it was

come with me?”

he replied with a shrug. Then he added, “Breakfast is probably

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

spotted me, she jumped to her feet and rushed across the room, her face filled with concern. Without so much as a glance at Alexander,

her voice low enough that no one else could hear.