Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

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Chapter 0305

“Alexander.”

I looked up as Derrick addressed me, his posture rigid, shoulders back, and head held high. But I could tell he was

nervous

“Yes?” I asked.

“I wanted to speak to you about my wife,” he said.

I raised an eyebrow, genuinely surprised. Lily had been an old friend of my mother’s, which was why I had felt confident confronting her when she had been upsetting Ella

I had remained appropriately polite when I warned her that if she kept staring at Ella, I’d give the rest of the restaurant a reason to stare at her. She had taken the hint and excused herself.

Since then, our only contact had been her awkward apology to Ella, and honestly, I had nothing more to say about the woman.

“What about her?” I asked.

Lily was very shaken up and insisted that I let you know.” “Let me know what

strange lately. She made a comment to Lily that implied either you or Ella was ill. It was odd, and maybe Lily just misunderstood, but she wanted me to check and make sure that everything is

and smiled slightly. “My mother is dramatic,” I said. “Please assure Lily that everything is fine. There’s

to hear that,”

handled yourself well today,” I told

will claim that showing emotion is a sign of weakness. But I’ve always found that if you don’t stand your ground on what matters, you set yourself up for trouble down the

advice,”

well,” Roman said as he approached us. “People are excited

they should be,” Derrick replied. “This is going to be huge for our packs–a real step in the right direction, cutting our dependence on outside energy

the project, Roman said, patting Derrick’s shoulder in a friendly gesture.

polite excuse and stepped away. I caught the serious expression on his beta’s face and couldn’t help but wonder if he was

to look away, turning my attention

defend my daughter,” he said. “I know Ella is safe in

I replied, feeling slightly unworthy of the

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recently.

is she doing?” he asked, “It’s been a