Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0301

Ella POV

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I couldn’t tell if Alexander was just humoring me or if he truly believed what I was saying, but he seemed so intently focused on my words–so genuinely curious–that I did my best to answer all his questions and hoped he wasn’t just teasing me.

When I mentioned the blonde woman, he looked shocked. Sad. But I didn’t want to dwell on that right now. I could ask him for more details later, after he’d had time to process everything.

He said he needed time to think about all of this, and that was completely fair. It was a lot to expect him to accept -that something like this was even possible.

“So, I really lost to David,” Alexander said again, taking another drink of hits whiskey. “I’m disappointed in my alternate–universe self.”

“I’m not sure about alternate universe,” I said, “but you shouldn’t be disappointed. Now we know that David had a whole team of powerful criminals behind him. If not for that, he wouldn’t have won.”

“It seems to me that he won because of you,” Alexander said, smirking slightly. “The only difference in this timeline is that you saw through him and chose to help me instead. Look at how his whole world is falling apart because of that one simple change.”

“I don’t know if it’s really that simple,” I said softly, feeling my face heat slightly.

“You don’t give yourself enough credit,” Alexander said. “I know the campaign hasn’t truly begun yet, but I’m confident that without your assistance, my path would be much more difficult.”

“That’s nice of you to say,” I muttered.

“It’s the truth,” Alexander replied.

I swirled my drink and took a slow sip. I knew what he was saying was technically true–the only reason this timeline hadn’t played out exactly the same was because of me. But it still felt arrogant to take so much credit.

Still, Alexander acknowledging how hard I had worked for this

That meant a lot.

“How much time, Alexander?” he asked suddenly.

“What?” I looked at him in confusion.

“How much time are you reliving? How far in the past did you travel?”

I wrinkled my brow, realizing I hadn’t actually done the math up to this point.

“A couple of years,” I said uncertainly. “Three or four, I believe.”

“I see,” Alexander murmured. “So that’s why you seem so much more mature. So different. The change seemed quite sudden to me.”

I laughed. “It has been strange, pretending to still be that naive girl after everything I had been through in the original timeline.”

I can only imagine,” Alexander said. “How did you manage to get a second chance?”

“What do you mean by that?”

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A witch?” he asked.

The bitter taste of poison on my tongue. The pain in my chest as

eyes immediately. I

hand grasped

softly. “Have

to choke out. “It’s just… an unpleasant memory.” I swallowed hard. “I don’t know why I was given a second chance. As I said before, I didn’t ask for it. It just…

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for a moment. Alexander held my hand, his other rubbing soothing circles along my back as he

family’s. He had been so cold, so hateful. And in

such

to Alexander was beyond embarrassing, but I

after David and Amanda murdered me,” I said

left my mouth, my emotions

known what they had done to me. I had carried

one other person would know why I wanted to hurt David back.

you?” Alexander repeated, disbelief evident in his

but couldn’t bring myself

moment I felt my weakest. I leaned heavily against

allowed myself to cry–to grieve the life that had been stolen from me and all the choices I had made

rushed, so urgent. I hadn’t had time to truly process what I had experienced. And I knew I still couldn’t fully process it

I had

me all of this,” Alexander said gently when I finally pulled away from his arms. I took another tissue to clean my face and averted

only glad you listened,”

“So much more makes sense now–the way David behaved, the way you acted when our agreement first began. You were so angry. I thought it was strange, but if they really did that to you…” “They did,” I said earnestly. “David got Amanda pregnant and ordered me killed so he could make

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much has happened over the last few days, and there’s a lot we need to process and come to terms with.” He hesitated, his voice softer when he continued. “Not just regarding this. Since your wolf awoke know we both

“Yes, I feel it.”

it now that Alexander had admitted he felt it too. We were fated to be together, and yet…

in a

some getting used to,” he said. “The feelings are intense

we have to accomplish remains the same. We

silently. There was a clouded look in his eyes, but he

whiskey and swallowed it down, then stood and walked

in the way of dealing

to Alexander only strengthened my resolve. My happiness didn’t matter. All that mattered was that

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change anything.”

words bitterly as I made my way down to the office. It wasn’t fair

right the fact that we felt the pull shouldn’t change anything between us. I

thought she cared for

I had overestimated

I knew the truth about her, it made sense. Ella was avenging her own

again, I found myself