Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

apter 0217

Chapter 0217

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As Alexander’s voice grew more tense, my unease deepened. “A meeting?” I repeated, the faint background chatter growing louder in my mind. I knew that second voice, but I couldn’t place it. Something about it made me

uneasy.

“Yes,” he said firmly, a trace of irritation slipping through his usually composed demeanor. “It’s nothing for you to worry about.”

But the words did nothing to reassure me. For a moment, I hesitated, wondering if I should push for more details. Before I could decide, Alexander spoke again, softer now, almost tender.

“Ella, everything is under control. Trust me.”

I wanted to desperately. But as the call ended and I stood there clutching my phone, a troubling thought gnawed at me. The voices I’d heard weren’t faint whispers or distant echoes; they were distinct and urgent.

What kind of meeting was he in? And why did it feel like Alexander was hiding something from me?

phone, pulling me out of my spiraling thoughts. The sender was

who you trust. Not everything is as it seems.”

Third Person POV

who you trust. Not everything is as

stared down at the screen of her phone, her fingers hovering over the message she had just

from her history. It didn’t

Miss Rowan without the messages ever being traced back to her. She’d use it

wasn’t delusional enough to think Brianna could single–handedly bring that about. Still, his suggestions

Alexander,” he’d sneered. “Tell her you’re pregnant. Tell

for such outlandish lies, no matter how convincingly they were delivered. David’s desperation oozed from every ridiculous

little poison had worked for her in the past. It had taken Ella years to realize her medication had been tampered with. So, poison would work

access to the winery. A little

that makes the guests ill is memorable for all the wrong

David. She had her own reasons, her own score to settle with the Rowan family. David was merely a convenient source of resources a

his usefulness, she would discard him without a second thought.

of that day made her smile, a slow, venomous curve of her lips. David

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