Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 365

Something in his tone made my heart skip. He was serious, but there was something else beneath it–hesitation.

I sat up straighter, nerves tightening in my chest. “What is it?”

Alexander hesitated, then met my gaze. “I had a meeting with Sabrina.”

I blinked, surprised. “You did?”

He had seemed so devastated when I brought up the idea of talking to her that I could hardly believe he would go ahead with it. Part of me was annoyed he hadn’t told me beforehand, but mostly I just felt relieved.

It couldn’t have been easy for him to face her, but it had to happen. We needed to make sure that she didn’t cause a scandal that could sink his campaign.

He nodded. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you beforehand. I should have. But I… I needed to do it.”

I could sense the weight behind his words, the turmoil he had been carrying. My pulse quickened, and I braced myself. “What did you learn?”

Then, with a steadying breath, he said, “The

My breath hitched.

had known, of course. Even before this moment, I had suspected. The resemblance, the secrecy, the way Alexander reacted when he saw the pictures–it had all pointed to

confirm it, made my heart

watched me closely, waiting for my reaction.

I echoed softly. “How do you feel about that?”

around. “I’m not sure,” he admitted. “But I’m going to take care of her… and Sabrina too. There’s no reason not to. I

was the side of him that I had fallen

for people. It was what made him a good

firmly. He looked at me questioningly and I

he swallowed. “I’m meeting her.” He hesitated, then

expected

but the fact that he

lump in my throat. “Of course,”

for my hand again, squeezing it

don’t have to thank