The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Ella POV

“Shut up,” Alexander whispered.

I halted my steps abruptly, furrowing my brow. “What?”

Alexander shook his head, almost as if he hadn’t intended to say the words out loud. “Nothing,” he said. Beside him, Gabriel’s face reddened again. Alexander frowned. “Why did you pick that dress? You should change.”

I bristled involuntarily at his words. Maybe the old version of me would have scurried away and changed into something more suitable-who was I kidding, I would have never worn this to begin with-but not anymore.

“Oh, don’t be a prude,” I bit out. “I can wear what I want and you have no right to control me.”

With that, I brushed past him, moving to enter the banquet hall.

Alexander’s hand shot out, grabbing my arm. He pulled me back before I could reach the grand double doors.

I whirled on him, prepared to tell him where he could shove his comments about my outfit, but found myself surprised when he simply looped my arm through his elbow.

“You can’t go alone. We’re supposed to walk in together.”

Right. We did enter these sorts of events arm-in-arm every time.

But I knew that the moment we entered the banquet hall, Sophia would show up and cling to Alexander. And I knew he would keep his distance from me for the entire party, just like he always did, leaving me to mingle on my own and become a wallflower while all the other couples danced.

He wasn’t insisting on going in together because he actually cared about being by my side. This was just for appearances, like it always was, and I would be cast aside the moment I had served my purpose.

I abruptly pulled my arm away. “I don’t think that’s necessary. Everyone knows you hate me, anyway. What does it matter if we’re holding hands when we enter?”

Alexander’s green eyes shifted, a look of something that almost looked like pain flickering through them for the briefest of moments. It was gone so quickly I wasn’t sure if I had actually seen it, but it did leave me wondering…

Could it be that he was actually being insincere earlier and actually preferred when I was being more flirtatious?

the sight of his bare muscles

Gabriel, who had regained some of his composure, chimed

making both Alexander and Gabriel glance

Alexander would make an excellent Alpha King if he controls his

as he

I did oblige and tighten my grip around Alexander’s arm. Gabriel opened

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pianist played a lively tune. Candles flickered on every table, casting the room in a golden glow, and the air smelled like alcohol, cigar smoke, and decadent

better during conversation and I would have placed the dance floor closer to the center of the room, facilitating more dancing and

deal with Sophia’s nitpicking this

eyes briefly flicked over my dress, a look of surprise crossing his face, but he

you, Luna?”

drink to hold so

I wanted

like a

my drink. When I glanced at Alexander, I

“What?” I asked.

don’t

waiter when he returned and immediately took a long sip, never looking away from Alexander. Frustrated, he shook

slender, and sporting an expensive suit that was likely purchased using the money he’d earned from selling me to a

My father.

person for months, but he didn’t hug me or smile like a normal father might do. Rather, he took my wrist and pulled me slightly off to the side. “What are you

he began to remove his jacket to cover me up, I held my hand up to

my hand. “And you should know better than to

laughed at that. Sure, I used to do everything in my power to make Alexander love me and want to have a family with

such a strong drink, too,” an all-too-familiar voice chimed in. Sophia. She was wearing a feminine white gown that was perfectly tasteful with just a touch of sexiness, her brunette hair pulled back into an intricate updo. “Well, I suppose Luna

But when Gabriel stepped forward and reached for my drink, saying, “The Luna must have made a mistake when she

drink away, a little liquid sloshing out over the rim. “I’m not a child,” I hissed. “And I’m not a broodmare. If I want a drink, then I’ll

and Sophia

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us had expected me to snap like that-not even me. It was so far afield from my usual self that it