Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0349

She lowered her gaze. "I just don't want my friend to get hurt," she admitted. "I'm trying to figure out who's targeting Ella so I can stop them."

Dr. McIntyre scoffed. "By killing them?"

Elizabeth met her eyes without flinching.

"If that's what it takes."

There was a long silence as the two women stared at each other, then a smile spread across the doctor's face.

It sent a chill down Elizabeth's spine, but she didn't look away. She had chosen to get involved in this. She wasn't going to back out now.

Ella POV

The ringing of my phone snapped my attention away from the computer screen I'd been poring over.

I had spent hours studying Diana's meetings, searching for any pattern or clue that might make sense of what was happening-especially her secret meetings with the King-but I was getting nowhere.

I answered without hesitation.

"Hey, can we meet?" Elizabeth's voice came through the line, tight with tension. Immediately, my senses went on high alert. Something was wrong.

and gathering my things. "Yeah," she said. "I can meet you downstairs in

"Sounds good."

The line went dead.

conversation

letting him know I was meeting

reassure his younger brother that it was safe to return home. They wouldn't tell me exactly what Michael had overheard,

terrible for him. He didn't deserve

Neither did Elizabeth.

always got dragged into it-no matter how hard I tried to shield them. But now, I needed their help. I couldn't afford to

useful-new records, maybe, or information from another

noticed me and took up his position. I knew he would be following a few feet behind

appeared, my stomach twisted. This wasn't about rumors

Chapter 0349

was smiling, but it was forced-tight. There were

every line of

I said

you," she replied with a

sleepless nights are going

"Let's go talk," she said. "I have something you need to

unease curled in