The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 5

Ella POV

I couldn’t help it. That damn bond, that fucking perfect form of his-it made my body react in ways I didn’t want, made a throb form between my legs that I couldn’t tamp down because of the way he had my thighs spread.

All it would take was for him to move aside the robe, unzip his trousers…

Suddenly, the door swung open.

“Alpha, the first guests are arriving for the banquet-”

Gabriel’s voice cut off abruptly as he saw our compromising position. I jerked my head up just in time to see the Beta’s face turn beet red, and he quickly whirled around to avoid looking.

“I apologize for interrupting, but the first guests are arriving. They’ll be expecting you soon.”

The moment had passed, and Alexander coolly sat up, then slid off the bed and tugged his button-down on. “Tell our guests we’ll be down shortly.”

We. As if we were a real couple who had been really about to make love.

As if any of this wasn’t a fucking joke.

Gabrial nodded and quickly left. I sat up, pulling the robe tighter around myself, and tried to keep my expression as neutral as possible. I couldn’t tell if Alexander had felt the same physical reaction I had to our closeness or if he was just manipulating me, and I decided it was better if I didn’t try to find out.

“I’ll go get ready,” I said, standing.

“No need.” Alexander finished buttoning his shirt and strode over to the door, grabbing his suit jacket on the way out. “I’ll send someone to bring you a dress. Since you enjoyed using my suite so much to get ready earlier.”

I blinked, but nodded tightly.

then grabbed the doorknob, but

shit,” he said. “Try all the tactics

like that, he was

edge of his bed for a few minutes, feeling both satisfied that I’d successfully frustrated him for a few minutes but also a little disappointed. This

moment later, there was a soft knock on the door. I opened it to find the same servant girl from earlier holding a silky red gown in

Alpha asked me to bring you a dress, Luna,”

and held it up, studying it. It was nothing short of dramatic, the silky red fabric flowing down and nipping in at the waist. It had a plunging neckline and low back, and

I was expected to dress more modestly as the decent Luna of the strongest pack. I had

was the exact opposite to the

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I was dying anyway, why

Alexander POV

years ago, leaving Ashclaw

I knew their death

to three packs who may have been involved-one of which being Stormhollow. Ella’s pack. I still

why I had worked so hard to avoid developing any real love for her, even going so

down to discovering that Stormhollow was responsible for my parents’ death, then I couldn’t risk being held back by

that I couldn’t let a woman stop me from persecuting those who had taken my parents from

contract, avoided her at

today, when she had suggested a divorce, I had snapped. I was more

at me. I’d gotten so lost in my thoughts that I had forgotten where I was standing-outside the banquet hall, waiting to

her offer,” Gabriel said quietly. “If she takes the blame, it won’t hurt your image. You’ll still be able to win the election-it might even

My jaw ticked.

it,” I said slowly, deliberately. “I don’t know about this