Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0269

Ella POV

The story unfolding on the stage below was utterly entrancing. I couldn't tear my eyes away as the scene shifted to a beautiful young woman being pursued by her raving mother.

The villain's aria was both mesmerizing and terrifying, her powerful voice weaving between anguish and fury as the daughter begged for forgiveness and mercy. My heart raced.

Alexander leaned closer, his lips brushing the shell of my ear as he explained what was being said. He had been doing this throughout the opera, his whispered words sending a pleasant shiver down my spine each time. His low, steady voice grounded me in the story, even as the intensity of the performance threatened to overwhelm me.

In this scene, the Queen of the Night-the mother was demanding her daughter commit murder. If she refused, she would be disowned. The gravity of the moment weighed heavily on me, and I instinctively leaned into Alexander's steady presence beside me.

By the time the final notes rang out and the audience erupted into applause, I was completely swept up in the drama. Rising to my feet, I cheered with the crowd, my earlier bitterness forgotten.

began to fade, he stood and turned to me, a teasing

smug," I said, unable to suppress a smile as I looked at him. "But yes, you

had shifted my mood. It was Alexander himself. His attentiveness throughout the performance checking in with me, holding my hand during

way I wasn't prepared for. The old butterflied he caused in my stomach

in the most exhilarating way, making my heart race. I

the back of my mind. I'd let my emotions get the best of me earlier-again. It had been happening far too often lately, and I couldn't shake the concern that

for me when I first started seeing doctors from his pack. She was a no-nonsense woman

volatility just a passing phase, or was there something

now, though, I pushed the thought aside. The evening had been unexpectedly fun, and I wasn't about to ruin it by

knew you'd enjoy it," Alexander said, his smile widening "Thank you for trusting my judgment and giving it a

you for not being put off by my attitude when we

nothing of it," he said. "I completely understand why you felt the way you did. It was an oversight on