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.

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

"Sounds good."

The line went dead.

wrong. That conversation had

a quick text, letting

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

for him. He didn't deserve to be caught in the

Neither did Elizabeth.

trouble followed me wherever I went, and the people closest to me 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

something useful-new records, maybe, or information from another

trying to calm the storm of thoughts in my head. James noticed me and took up his position. I knew he would be following a few feet behind and it eased my

twisted. This wasn't about

Chapter 0349

was smiling, but it was forced-tight. There were dark circles under her

every line of her face.

I

she replied with a faint

nights are

quiet sigh. "Let's go talk," she said.

unease curled