Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0238

Chapter 0238

Ella POV

"Wake up, lovebirds! It's nearly noon!"

The sound of Christopher Slater's voice shattered the comfortable silence. I jolted awake, but I didn't get far- wrapped securely in a warm, firm embrace. Blinking the sleep from my eyes, I found Alexander's face less than an inch from my own, his bright eyes already open and watching me.

He held me close, not even turning his head toward Slater, who had just barged into the room.

"Do you have no sense of propriety?" Alexander asked sharply, his voice low and tinged with irritation.

"I'm so sorry. Of course, I should have expected you to be indecent the morning after your wedding," Slater replied, his tone dripping with amusement and not an ounce of remorse. "But your car is waiting. This isn't actually a hotel, you know."

"Obviously not," Alexander shot back. "Hotel staff would knock."

"I'm not accustomed to knocking on doors in my own home," Slater quipped. "Now, do you need help packing?" "We'll be down in five minutes," Alexander replied curtly. Now, would you give my wife some privacy?"

Slater chuckled. "Yes, yes, of course. My apologies, Mrs. Black," he said teasingly before finally turning and leaving the room.

Alexander didn't relax until the door clicked shut. Then, with a sigh, he released me from his hold and sat up, running a hand through his tousled hair.

"Sorry about that," he murmured, his voice softening as he glanced at me.

"It's fine," I replied just as softly, though my cheeks were still burning from the intrusion.

"You handled that much better than I did," he said with a chuckle.

"I was half-asleep," I admitted. "It helps."

He laughed, the sound warm and genuine, before getting out of bed and offering me his hand.

"Come on, Mrs. Black," he teased. "Let's get out of here."

I took his hand, but as Alexander pulled me from the bed, my face heated further. He was shirtless. I was certain he hadn't been when we went to bed last night. Had he taken it off during the night?

The room was chilly, and I couldn't imagine why he might have been too warm. My thoughts spiraled as I watched him cross to the dresser, his movements unhurried as he gathered his clothes from the floor to pack.

Had something more happened last night? A dull ache in my head hinted at a hangover, and some of my memories from the evening were hazy at best. Was it possible I had forgotten something important?

My gaze fell to my dress, crumpled in a heap on the floor, and a wave of nerves washed over me. Feeling too exposed in my pajamas, I hurried to my suitcase and fished but a sweater and jeans. Without looking back at Alexander, I slipped into the adjoining bathroom and closed the door behind me.

As I turned to the mirror, I gasped softly. My makeup was still on-intact but quite smudged. I grimaced at the thought of how bad it must be for my skin to have slept in it

I leaned over the sink, splashing cool water onto my face and carefully scrubbing away the remnants of eyeliner and mascara. Yet, even as I tried to focus on cleansing, my mind kept wandering.

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The image of Alexander's bare, broad shoulders and define torso lingered. We'd started the night on opposite sides of the bed-so how had we ended up tangled together Had I unconsciously sought out his warmth? Or... had something more happened?

Chapter 0238

Chapter 0238

Ella POV

"Wake up, lovebirds! It's nearly noon!"

The sound of Christopher Slater's voice shattered the comfortable silence. I jolted awake, but I didn't get far- wrapped securely in a warm, firm embrace. Blinking the sleep from my eyes, I found Alexander's face less than an inch from my own, his bright eyes already open and watching me.

He held me close, not even turning his head toward Slater, who had just barged into the room.

"Do you have no sense of propriety?" Alexander asked sharply, his voice low and tinged with irritation.

"I'm so sorry. Of course, I should have expected you to be indecent the morning after your wedding," Slater replied, his tone dripping with amusement and not an ounce of remorse. "But your car is waiting. This isn't actually a hotel, you know." "Obviously not," Alexander shot back. "Hotel staff would knock."

"I'm not accustomed to knocking on doors in my own home," Slater quipped. "Now, do you need help packing?" "We'll be down in five minutes," Alexander replied curtly. Now, would you give my wife some privacy?"

chuckled. "Yes, yes, of course. My apologies, Mrs. Black," he said teasingly before finally turning

a sigh, he released me from his hold and sat up, running a hand

that," he murmured, his voice softening as

softly, though my cheeks were still burning

handled that much better than I did," he said with

I

the sound warm and genuine, before getting out of bed and offering

on, Mrs. Black," he teased. "Let's

hand, but as Alexander pulled me from the bed, my face heated further. He was shirtless. I was certain he hadn't been when we went to bed

spiraled as I watched him cross to the dresser, his

hinted at a hangover, and some of my memories from the evening were hazy at best. Was it possible I had

nerves washed over me. Feeling too exposed in my pajamas, I hurried to my suitcase and fished but a sweater and jeans. Without looking back at Alexander, I slipped into the adjoining bathroom and closed the

softly. My makeup was still on-intact but quite smudged. I grimaced at the thought of how bad it must be for my skin to

the sink, splashing cool water onto my face and carefully scrubbing away the remnants of eyeliner and mascara. Yet, even as I

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bare, broad shoulders and define torso lingered. We'd started the night on opposite sides of the bed-so how had we ended up tangled together Had I

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Ella POV

up, lovebirds! It's

shattered the comfortable silence. I jolted awake, but I didn't get far- wrapped securely in a warm, firm embrace. Blinking the sleep from my eyes, I found Alexander's face

his head toward Slater, who

no sense of propriety?" Alexander asked sharply, his voice low and tinged with

his tone dripping with amusement and not an ounce of remorse. "But

help packing?" "We'll be down in

My apologies, Mrs. Black," he said teasingly before finally turning and leaving the

with a sigh, he released me from his hold and sat up, running

that," he murmured, his voice softening

softly, though my cheeks

better than I did,"

half-asleep," I admitted.

laughed, the sound warm and genuine, before getting out of bed and

me his hand.

teased. "Let's get out of

hand, but as Alexander pulled me from

been when we went to

I watched him cross to the dresser,

ache in my head hinted at a hangover, and some of my memories from the evening were hazy at best.

gaze fell to my dress, crumpled in a heap on the floor, and a wave of nerves washed over me. Feeling too exposed in my pajamas, I hurried to my suitcase and fished but a sweater and jeans.

turned to the mirror, I gasped softly. My makeup was still on-intact

I grimaced at the thought of how bad it must be for my skin to have slept

carefully scrubbing away the remnants of eyeliner and mascara.

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Alexander's bare, broad shoulders and define torso lingered. We'd started the night on opposite sides of the bed-so how had we ended up tangled together Had I unconsciously sought out his warmth? Or...

myself

through my hair,

into the sweater and jeans. Dressed and feeling a bit more grounded,

stepped into the room, hurrying over to my suitcase to pack

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lovebirds!

of Christopher Slater's voice

but I didn't get far- wrapped securely in a warm, firm embrace. Blinking the sleep from my eyes, I found

held me close, not even turning his head toward

into the room.

you have no sense of propriety?" Alexander asked sharply, his voice low and tinged

Of course, I should have expected you to be indecent the morning after your wedding," Slater replied, his tone dripping with amusement and not an ounce of remorse. "But your car is waiting. This isn't actually a hotel, you

own home," Slater quipped. "Now, do you need help packing?" "We'll be down in five minutes,"

yes, of course. My apologies, Mrs. Black," he said teasingly

Then, with a sigh, he released me from his hold and sat up, running a

replied just as softly, though my cheeks were still burning