Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

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Chapter 0276

Chapter 0276

"I don't think that," Alexander replied, his tone unnervingly calm. "But I need to get to work and handle this situation before it escalates. You're upset, but I don't have

me

"To what?" I cut him off, my voice rising. "To talk to me? To tell me the truth? Just how much are you hiding, Alexander, that you don't have time to confess?"

"This is ridiculous," he said sharply, his calm demeanor cracking as he turned away from me. Without another word, he answered his phone.

I stood there, shaking with rage, every nerve in my body screaming at me to lunge forward and knock the phone out of his hand. But I held back.

Instead, I spun on my heel and marched to the bedroom.

onto the bed, pressed my face into the pillow, and

myself that Alexander was entitled to his secrets, that it didn't matter to me. But it was a

real-not entirely. The distance

life could be on the line, and whatever he was hiding from me couldn't stay

anymore.

Alexander called from the doorway, his

pillow tightly to my chest and

few hours," he said softly. "I

I said weakly, my voice

there for a moment as

turned and walked away. I held my breath, listening to the sound of his

sat up in the bed, my chest tight with frustration. I had to do something-I just didn't know what. The helplessness clawed at me, making me

I whispered, as if saying it

going to tell me what was going on, I'd

up from the bed and walked back into the living room. The space felt cold and impersonal, offering no clues to the man I'd married. Alexander's apartment was as guarded as he

eyes landed on a tall, slim bookshelf in one corner of the room. It was the only thing that