Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

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Chapter 0200

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Whether or not he believed me, I wouldn’t be able to keep it to myself. The anxiety I felt at the prospect of spending time with Diana wasn’t entirely tied to her attitude toward Alexander–or at least, that was all I could be certain of. There was no other reason I should feel uneasy around her… was there?

“So, are you done with your workout?” Alexander’s question pulled me from my spiraling thoughts.

“Yes,” I confirmed, shaking off the lingering tension. “I need to head home soon. I have an occupational therapy appointment today, and I don’t want to be late.”

“How is that going?” he asked, his curiosity genuine. “Do you feel it’s helping?”

“I think it is,” I said thoughtfully. “But I can’t be certain until there’s some undeniable sign of progress.”

“You’ll get your wolf back,” he said, his voice steady and sure. “And if there’s anything more I can do to help, all you need to do is ask.”

already done so much,” I said softly,

warm but serious. “Have a good day, Ella. And

shiver ran down my spine at his

I showered, dressed, and got in the car to head back to my home territory. Thoughts of danger lurking around every corner lingered in my mind,

so I left a brief note to announce my arrival and made my way toward

client. Standing there, debating whether to knock or retreat, I started to pick up on the words filtering through the

my therapist’s voice said, her tone clipped and cold. “Regardless of their age. But she’s a grown woman and still behaves

of her words.

My pulse quickened, the unease from earlier sharpening into something more personal. Finally, I worked up the nerve to step forward and knocked lightly on

herself. “You made it after all. I was beginning to wonder.” Into her phone, she added, ‘We’ll talk soon,” before ending

briskly, her eyes scanning me. “What

capital first thing this morning, and it ran a little late,” I replied, forcing a polite tone.

expression neutral but her shoulders tense. “Well, I’d appreciate it if you could call next time

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me not to. I just

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