Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0205

Chapter 0205

Ella POV

When I reached the end of the hallway, Diana came into view. She noticed me immediately, and a guilty look flickered across her face.

“What are you gossiping about?” I asked, my tone sharp as fixed her with a steady gaze.

Diana straightened her posture and gave a tight smile. “Oh, nothing of consequence, dear. Just a little light conversation.”

“That’s good to hear,” I said evenly, though my voice carried a warning edge. “I’d hate to think you were still worrying about old rumors. We’ve discussed all of that already.”

I could feel my mother’s eyes on me, but I didn’t take my gaze off Diana. My anger simmered beneath the surface, threatening to spill over. Alexander and I had worked so hard to win my mother over. Her hesitancy about him was just starting to fade, and now this.

Diana’s smile turned sweeter. “We’re just chatting,” she said, her tone light. “You’ll understand one day when you have children. You never stop worrying about them.”

call out how her comments didn’t show concern for Alexander at all. In fact, they felt more like an

be wrong about

wasn’t going to allow it to continue.

tell Alexander about the things she had said–both at their house and what I had overheard today. That was a conversation I wasn’t looking forward to having,

stronger with every

“Do we need to take care of anything

slowly and turned to my mother. Concern was evident in her eyes, though, as always, she remained calm in the

we need to take care of today,” I said, forcing a steady tone. “And I think we could all use

agreed quickly, her tone light. “Tempers can certainly flare on an empty stomach, and I know none of us mean to upset each

we can be on our

same time we do,” Diana replied. She added

have the kind of work ethic

one that made my irritation flare again. “Yes,” she said, her tone oddly measured. “Very few

voice–an undercurrent of meaning I couldn’t