Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

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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.

gathering my things. "Yeah," she said.

"Sounds good."

The line went dead.

stayed frozen for a moment, gripping my phone. Something was definitely wrong. That conversation had been far too normal-too rehearsed-given everything that

letting

it was safe to return home. They wouldn't tell me exactly what Michael had overheard, but whatever it was had shaken him to his

felt terrible for him. He didn't deserve to

Neither did Elizabeth.

matter

found something useful-new records, maybe, or

lobby, 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

This wasn't about rumors or

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but it was forced-tight. There were dark

every line

exhausted," I said as I

do you," she replied with a faint

sleepless nights

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

of unease