The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 15

Ella, Alexander, & Sophia

Ella

“I’m sorry, Ella.”

I blinked, stunned by Alexander’s sudden apology. He had never apologized before. Not for anything.

Something about the words softened something deep inside of me-or maybe it was just my exhaustion that led me to confess. I suddenly felt guilty for lying to him, or at least for bending the truth to suit my needs.

“Liam and I haven’t been having an affair,” I finally said, wiping my tears away with the back of my hand. “I made that up just to spite you.”

Alexander’s jaw clenched. “So you just let me believe that you were sleeping with another man.”

“Yes,” I admitted, lowering my gaze. “And I’m sorry for not being honest.”

“So the divorce-”

“I still want a divorce,” I said firmly. “That was never a lie. I still intend to go through with our contract just the way it’s written.”

Alexander didn’t reply to that. Instead, he simply asked, “Do you still want to go to the Spring Market with me?”

Alexander

My wolf became restless. Seeing our fated mate cry… It didn’t sit well with him. Or with me, for that matter. Even if Ella looked surprisingly beautiful when she cried, her blue eyes big and misty with tears, her lips just puffy enough to be kissable…

No, I thought, inwardly chiding my wolf. I was just feeling the pull of our mate bond because of her anguish, nothing more. I certainly didn’t want to kiss her. Or anything else, for that matter. I just wanted to make her feel better.

the guilt was starting to gnaw at

treated her as badly as she said? Did I truly always choose Sophia over her? Did I make her feel like a servant in her own

her pale cheeks was like a slap to the face, and it suddenly made me realize that

been bottling it up for so long, and

want to go to

if only a little. I didn’t expect her to say yes. Hell, I might not have even blamed her if she had

I want to go,” she said, staring at her

wolf relaxed at

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well. And if there’s anything else you would like to talk about,” I said, “you can always come and find me. After all, we are married-you are my Luna until the divorce is finalized. Whether you believe

at me with such surprise on her face that it momentarily

made her feel

I’d had. That rogue’s blood was still all

far before Ella called out, “Actually, there is one thing

paused, glancing at her over my shoulder without turning fully. “What is

much money have you

been expecting. I hesitated for a moment, mostly just surprised that she suddenly wanted to know. She had never asked in all the years we had been married. And shouldn’t she know already from her discussions

and into my office, where I pulled open the top drawer in my desk and found a receipt.

she whispered, glancing back

She didn’t know how much money I had given her father? All this time, I assumed she knew at least the general amount. I wondered for a

and my leg was throbbing and the scent of dried blood was nauseating me. It was just

correct

pay you back after the divorce,” she

still

Divorce.