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.

know how to even begin to say the right words to Ella, but the guilt was starting to

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

now. Seeing the tears stream down her pale cheeks was like a slap

up for so long, and now she thought she wanted a

want to go to the Spring

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

“Yes. I want to go,” she

relaxed at

1/3

After all, we are married-you are

staring up at me with such surprise on her face that it momentarily knocked the breath from

made her feel like shit throughout our

she nodded. I nodded as well and turned, honestly looking forward to a hot bath after the day I’d had. That rogue’s blood was still all over me, caked into my hair and staining my leathers. And my leg was throbbing and itching from the healing

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

her over my shoulder without turning fully. “What

much money have you

wasn’t the type of question I had 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.

her down the hall and into my office, where I pulled open the top drawer in my desk and found a

much,” she whispered,

much money I had given her father? All this time, I assumed she knew at least the general amount.

like thinking too much about it. I was exhausted and my leg

shrugged. “That’s the correct amount,” I said

silence. “Well, I’ll pay you back after the divorce,” she finally said, handing the receipt back to me. “If I’m still alive,

by “still alive?” Was she still going along with her “rare illness” story or was this some kind of hint that she intended to kill herself

Divorce.