Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0314

Chapter 0314

Ella POV

I felt oddly numb as I watched my kidnapper drive away. Alexander had just let him go–no, he had practically ordered him to leave. And as much as I wanted to feel outraged, I simply couldn’t. It was as if I should have expected it.

After everything that had happened in the past few days… after seeing the way Alexander had handled things with Dr. McIntyre… it was painfully clear. Alexander was a criminal of some kind.

The realization made my heart ache, a dull, hollow pain that settled in my chest. But I couldn’t deny it any longer. Not after this.

I wanted desperately to trust Alexander, but I had seen how my life with a secret criminal worked out in the original timeline and it wasn’t something I could just ignore.

Without a word, Alexander led me to his car and opened the passenger side door. I sank into the seat gingerly, suddenly aware of every scrape and bruise from the ordeal. would be sore tomorrow–there was no question about that.

Alexander slid into the driver’s seat. He reached into the back and pulled out a cold bottle of water from the cooler he kept there. Wordlessly, he handed it to me.

I took it, my fingers brushing against his for just a moment before I twisted off the cap. I drank deeply, the cold water soothing my parched throat. But it did nothing to cool the storm of emotions swirling inside me.

started the car, and we drove in silence for a long time. The questions tumbling around in my mind were impossible to contain. I looked over at him, taking in His serious expression and the troubled look

but I couldn’t just let this go. His secrets were tearing us apart. I either needed

x away.

him broke my heart, but I couldn’t see any other option.

coming out weaker than I’d

at me, his fingers tightening on

know what just

to track your location, and luckily, I caught up to

mean,”

“I know. But… it’s not something I can get into.”

this anymore,” I said, my voice breaking. “I can’t take the secrets and the broken promises. You keep saying you’re going to explain things to me, but you never do. I’ve been through this before and it ended in my murder. If you can’t trust me after

complicated than that,” he cut me off, his eyes pleading with me to understand. “If

”

voice flat. His eyes went wide, his

the words pour out before I could stop them. “I’ve had my suspicions,

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