Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0319

Chapter 0319

I felt the blood drain from my face. “You… you can’t be the Ice King,” I stammered, but the look on his face told me everything.

The legendary crime lord of the Roguelands. The one rumored to be more powerful than any Alpha… it was Alexander.

“That’s why they were scared of you,” I whispered. “The rogues who kidnapped me… that’s why they backed down the moment they saw you.”

“That’s right,” he confirmed, his voice cold and steady. “They knew me. And they knew exactly what I would do to them if they crossed me.”

The reality of the situation hit me like a wave, and a dizzying sensation swept over me. My chest tightened, my breaths coming in labored gasps. I pressed my hand against my chest, trying to steady myself, but the room seemed to spin around me.

Alexander rushed around the counter that separated us, his movements swift and purposeful. He placed one hand gently on my back, his touch warm and grounding. “Breathe slowly,” he instructed, his voice calm and steady. “ Deep and slow.”

my system, his presence was undeniably comforting. I tried to follow his lead, matching

the pressure of the panic clawing at me, but gradually, the suffocating grip eased.

barely audible. “I didn’t mean to

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deny that he had scared me, but it wasn’t his fault. The situation itself was

scared of,” I managed, my voice still

pain. “I wish I

Northern King… of what all of this means for us. I kept hoping that someday we could put

voice was insistent, as if he were trying to convince himself as much as me. “After all, we agreed… once the election is over, we’ll divorce. You’ll be free to start over somewhere else, somewhere quieter. You’ll find your happiness.”

blurted out before I could

words that had escaped my lips, but deep down, I knew they were my own. Alexander made me happy, despite the

matter how terrifying

head, his expression conflicted. “You can’t mean that,”

is a lot to take in,” I said, forcing myself to meet his gaze. “I just… I need some time to process it. But, Alexander, you need to understand… I’m not going anywhere. This doesn’t change how I feel about you. It just means that now I’m aware of the danger, and I