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?

a text message appeared on my phone, pulling me out of my spiraling thoughts. The sender was unknown, and the message

you trust. Not everything

Third Person POV

you trust. Not everything

stared down at the screen of her phone, her fingers hovering over the message she had just sent. The words felt insufficient, their weight not nearly enough to deliver the blow

a frustrated sigh, she deleted the message from her history. It

contacting 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

pregnant.

such outlandish lies, no matter how convincingly they were delivered. David’s

her in the past. It had taken Ella years to realize her medication had been

even easier to get access to the winery. A little extra

that makes the guests ill is memorable for all the wrong reasons. It would make David

with the Rowan family. David was merely a convenient source of resources a pawn she manipulated to fuel her

would discard him

curve of her lips. David would be

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