Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

hapter 0292 Chapter 0292

"I appreciate that you want to protect me," I said, the tension in my voice evident, "but we're past that."

Alexander stared at me, then reached out and took my hand The contact sent a jolt of electricity through me, and I allowed him to lead me forward. He approached the door of the warehouse, tapping a code into the security panel before opening it and stepping aside to let me inside.

The building was dark, musty, and cold. I could hear our footsteps echoing as Alexander led me through the abandoned workshop and down a side hallway.

"So, you're just going to ignore my questions?" I asked, irritation lacing my voice, but also a deep concern. It was so unlike Alexander to act this way.

He was supposed to be confident, sure of himself. And yet, he seemed to be second-guessing everything, especially when it came to me,

I felt the unease settle deeper in my stomach. Why was he acting this way? And why was he involving me in something that clearly made him uncomfortable? He had always been the one to keep things under control.

"I'm not ignoring you," he said softly, his voice almost apologetic. "It's just safer for us to talk about this inside."

a sick twist in my stomach. There was something incredibly important happening here, something that Alexander wasn't telling me.

enough to stop asking. I needed

on.

criminal, yet she wasn't in jail? She wasn't in the king's hold, either. Instead, she was being kept in some strange

whole thing felt off, like something illegal was happening

nose.

It made my

accuse Alexander of anything underhanded. That wasn't

he just wasn't opening up to me,

said, placing my hands on my

I understand that you have questions, and you're right-I do owe you

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in front of

knob, then looked back