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.

replied quickly. “I’m not angry that I ran into her. It’s just…” I hesitated, searching for the right words. “The two of

hesitation. “She’s one

never mention her to me before?”

“It’s not like we’ve sat down and compared lists of our friends. It

point. Alexander wasn’t the type to volunteer personal details 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 us. This

creasing as he

two of you were… closer than I realized.” I chose my words carefully,

eyes widened slightly, and then an amused smile spread

friend,” he said, his tone light. “Probably the closest thing to a sister I’ll ever have. She can be annoying, but if she said anything to give you an impression there was more between us, it was a

couldn’t shake the unease in my

disbelief. “Fiona,” he muttered under his breath. “Do

curious. Fiona was beautiful, successful, and they clearly got along well. It

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,

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