Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0256

Chapter 0256

Ella POV

I sat at the kitchen island beside Alexander, absentmindedly poking at the food he’d placed before me. It smelled and looked delicious, but my appetite was nowhere to be found a ridiculous reaction, really.

Alexander allowed me to stew in silence for a while before finally breaking the tension.

“What’s bothering you?” he asked, his tone calm but direct “And don’t tell me it’s nothing. I’m not so dense that I can’t tell when you’re pissed off.”

His bluntness caught me off guard, and I stared at him for moment, struggling to gather my thoughts. He was right–I couldn’t just sulk all day without explaining myself.

“Like I said earlier, I ran into Fiona at the gym,” I began with a slight shrug.

“And for some reason, that pissed you off?” he asked, his brow furrowing in genuine confusion.

her. It’s just…” I

are,” he confirmed without hesitation. “She’s one of my closest

did you never mention her to me before?” I pressed, my tone

not like we’ve sat down and compared lists of

unless he thought they were necessary. He hadn’t mentioned his brother until we were heading to his pack lands, and he hadn’t brought up Christopher Slater until he was introducing

his brow creasing as he studied me. “Did she say something

that the two of you were… closer than I realized.” I chose my words carefully, not

repeated, and I saw the moment my implication clicked. His eyes widened slightly, and then an amused smile spread across

have. She can be annoying, but if

nodded, though I still couldn’t shake the unease in my

softly, shaking his head in disbelief. “Fiona,” he muttered under his breath. “Do you seriously think I’d be interested

successful, and they clearly got along well. It wasn’t an

with a woman like that? Someone as focused on her work as I am on mine. Our paths rarely cross anymore, and I’m not interested in attempting a long–distance relationship. Besides,” he added, his tone softening, “I’ve told you before—I’m not looking to be with

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