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?”

with a steadying breath, he said, “The little

My breath hitched.

suspected. The resemblance, the secrecy, the way Alexander reacted when he saw the pictures–it had all

confirm it, made my

watched me closely, waiting for my reaction.

“How do you feel about that?”

and Sabrina too. There’s no reason not to. I have the resources and she’s my little girl. What kind of man would I be if I didn’t step up now

that I had fallen in love with. It was a side that he hid most of the time, so

had a deep desire to care for people. It was what made him a good

looked at me questioningly and I nodded at him, assuring him that I wasn’t

He hesitated, then added, “And I want you to come with

expected

that he wanted me there–wanted me to be part of something

the lump in my throat. “Of course,” I said softly. “I’ll be there.”

and he reached for my

“You don’t have to thank