Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 218

Chapter 0218

Chapter 0218

Ella POV

“You did the right thing by calling me,” Alexander said, his voice steady, reassuring. “I’ll look into the number. We’ve already got heavy security for the wedding, so I don’t think there’s anything to worry about. This doesn’t really qualify as a threat–more of a warning.”

“It’s just… it bothers me that I don’t know who sent it,” I admitted with a sigh, pulling the blanket tighter around

me.

I was sitting cross–legged in bed, already in my pajamas. The lateness of the hour didn’t bother me; what lingered was the unsettling mystery of the message.

Alexander had been busy all day, tied up in meetings. I knew it had tak me back, so I wasn’t surprised that it was already close to midnight.

“Your father is looking into it too, right?” he asked after a moment.

“Yes,” I said softly. “But I knew you’d want to know, too.”

a lot for him to carve out the time to call

“You’re right,” he replied. His voice dipped slightly, betraying the exhaustion he tried to mask. I could hear the edge of annoyance creeping in–not at me, but at the situation itself. Alexander always carried more weight than he let on, and this added one more burden to an already heavy load.

A silence settled between us, not awkward but reflective. I could picture him wherever he was, his expression tight, eyes narrowed, already calculating his next move.

“Alexander,” I said after a moment, my voice quieter, “I don’t want this to ruin everything we’ve worked so hard to build. Especially now.”

“It won’t,” he said, firm and unyielding. “I won’t let it.”

His words should have reassured me, and yet the way he said them–so resolute, so unflinching–made my chest tighten with an ache I couldn’t quite name.

said. “I’ll

I replied.

“Goodnight,” he replied.

down on the nightstand and pulled my bunny close, trying to push the uneasy feeling from my mind. Sleep

middle of a busy shopping center, surrounded by a low humn of voices and movement. My eyes were drawn to a large screen television

was on, and Alexander’s name scrolled across the bottom of the

me as I stared at

beautiful woman appeared on the screen, her face twisted in anger as she spoke directly to

cameras.

weight of her words pressed down on me. “How could he?” I whispered,

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their voices merging into

a bastard,” someone muttered nearby.

a creep,” another voice added

shifted to Alexander, stepping out of a cherry–red sports car, his dark sunglasses shielding his eyes. Dressed in somber clothing, his expression was unreadable, but I knew him too well not to

as they barked questions at him, their tone

have you

know about this before the election?”

plan to take responsibility?”

sharp and cruel, and my

chin remained high as he strode past them, his posture proud and defiant. But I saw it–the slight tension in his jaw, the way his hands clenched at his sides. He was

time a smiling headshot of Alexander. It was from the campaign, but

wouldn’t come. I felt trapped, my body rigid, my breath shallow as if I were suffocating.

put their arm

to find David beside me.

obvious. I wanted to shove him away from

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