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.

guilt was

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

hadn’t realized that I had made her feel this way, but it was clear now. Seeing the tears stream down her pale cheeks was like

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

want to go to the Spring Market

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

she nodded. “Yes. I want to go,” she said, staring at

wolf relaxed at

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married-you are my Luna until the divorce is finalized. Whether you believe it or not, you are the person

with such surprise on her face that it momentarily knocked the breath from my

really had made her feel like shit throughout our marriage,

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

called out, “Actually, there is one thing

my shoulder without turning fully.

money have you been giving my

had been expecting. I hesitated for a moment, mostly just surprised that she suddenly wanted to

I gestured for her to follow me, and she did. I led her down the hall and into my office, where I pulled open the top drawer in my desk and found a receipt. I held it out to her, and

so much,” she whispered,

face took me by surprise. She didn’t know how much money I had given her father? All this time, I assumed she knew at least the general

like thinking too much about it. I was exhausted and my leg was throbbing and the scent of dried blood was nauseating me. It

“That’s the correct amount,” I

after the divorce,” she finally

her heel and left. I stared after her, confused on numerous levels. What did she mean 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 by the time the

Divorce.