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.”

clear to me now–I’d

my voice to stay steady, “is there something you know about all of this that you’re

eyebrows rose slightly, caught off guard by my bluntness. His gaze locked onto mine, and I

anger exactly–it was more like a calculated assessment, as though he were truly

I knew something about it,” he said slowly, his voice measured, “what reason would I

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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 screamed at me to tread carefully, but

know,” I admitted, the words soft but firm. “But I can tell by your face that I’ve hit on something here. I just… don’t

voice carrying a strange, almost dangerous edge that sent

Alexander I could never guess? What if he wasn’t the kind, misunderstood man

my voice trembling but resolute. “I want

sound of the door banging open shattered the tension between us. Someone had entered the room,

unwelcome interruption.

surged through me. The conversation Alexander and I had been having would undoubtedly raise questions- questions we

front, but my mind scrambled for a plausible

ever the quicker thinker, acted first. His arm slipped around my