Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

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Chapter 0227

Chapter 0227

The voice of the man that had commanded our release was low, measured, and simmering with restrained fury. Even now, it sent a chill down my spine. At the time, the authority in those words had been inexplicable.

But now, I knew.

The realization struck me like a sudden bolt, leaving me momentarily breathless. I glanced at Alexander, the man beside me, his expression unreadable.

He was watching me closely, but I forced myself to schooly features into neutrality. If he noticed the flicker of recognition in my eyes, he didn’t let on.

“I think you’re right,” Alexander said, pulling me out of my thoughts. “There are answers, and I think we’ll find them sooner than you may believe,” His voice softened, coaxing me back to the present. “For now, though, we have a party to host.”

“Yes,” I said hesitantly, “but I think maybe the party should wait just a few more minutes.”

tension in his voice was subtle but clear to me now–I’d come

there something you know about

caught off guard by my bluntness. His gaze locked onto mine, and I held it even as my heart raced.

his face. It wasn’t anger exactly–it was more like a calculated assessment, as though he

his voice measured, “what reason would I have to

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hung between us like a challenge, and I had no strong answer. Yet his careful phrasing and the look in his eyes told me I was on the right track. My instincts

soft but firm. “But I can tell by your face that I’ve hit on something here. I just… don’t understand what it

do you want to understand?” he asked, his voice carrying a strange, almost

hesitated, fear creeping in as a thousand possibilities rushed through my mind. What if there was some horrible secret about Alexander I could never guess? What if he

trembling but

sudden sound of the door banging open shattered the tension

an unwelcome interruption.

conversation Alexander and I had been having would undoubtedly raise questions-

but my mind scrambled for a plausible excuse, and I came

first. His arm slipped