Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0274

1 expected a system notification or a breaking news alert. Instead, it was a text message.

The blood drained from my face as I recognized the number. It was the same one that had sent me the strange warning weeks ago.

I looked at the body of the message, but it didn't make sense. There were no words, just two rows of numbers separated by dots and dashes..

"What is it?" Alexander's voice was low, but there was an edge of concern.

I glanced up at him, my unease evidently written across my face. There was no point in pretending I wasn't startled. Without a word, I handed him my phone.

"It's the

same number," Alexander said under his breath, his tone laced with quiet intensity.

I nodded, confirming it for him.

first time they've contacted you since then?" he asked,

block the number, just in

into, remember?" Alexander said, his expression hardening. "We

she keep reaching out to me?" I asked, confusion and frustration bubbling to the surface.

question," Alexander replied, his jaw tightening as he glanced down at the message. "But

jolt of fear coursed through me at the thought of confronting the woman who had

said, turning the phone around so I could see. "These numbers are coordinates and the second line appears to be a date. I'll have to double-check to be certain,

isn't she? Hasn't she just

expression dark and thoughtful. "Which means there must be a very

"What could she possibly have to gain that outweighs the risks? What could she have

to know that at this point," Alexander pointed out, handing my phone back. He

must be texting August or someone else in his network. His jaw was tense, and the brightness in his eyes had hardened into

own heart was pounding too loudly for me to focus entirely on Alexander's reaction. If it was Dr. McIntyre reaching out, why? It seemed too obvious to be a trap-or was she counting on me

of his plan to lower my defenses, to lure me to