The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 39

Ella & Alexander

Ella

“Oh! Alpha Alexander!” My father quickly yanked his hand away, the tips of his ears reddening despite the warm smile that spread across his face. “I didn’t know you were coming tonight.”

Alexander tilted his head. “Were you just about to hit my wife?”

“Oh, that? I was just messing around,” my father laughed. “We were having a discussion, that’s all.”

Alexander’s eyes had gone cold. “Didn’t seem like ‘messing around‘ to me.” He glanced at me. “Ella, were you joking?”

I quickly shook my head. Alexander turned back to my father and took a step closer. My father, despite being a large man, backed up against the wall in

fear.

“Ella knows I would never-”

“Maybe you don’t understand,” Alexander cut my father off, “but if anyone–and I do mean anyone–lays a finger on my Luna, they’ll find themselves missing more than just a hand.”

My breath caught. My father’s face paled. “N–Now, Alpha Alexander, there’s no need for threats. This is a simple misunderstanding between a father and daughter.”

Alexander finally took a step back, only to slide his arm possessively around my waist. The sudden contact made me jump, but I quickly relaxed into his touch. His warmth seeped through my dress, instantly soothing me more than I expected.

“Now, I think I’d like a moment alone with my mate,” Alexander said before guiding me away.

I let him lead me through the crowd, grateful for the escape. My pulse was still racing from the confrontation with my father, although Alexander’s sudden and unexpected arrival–combined with the way he jumped to my defense–made it spike even further.

We ended up in a small room off the main hallway. Alexander closed the door behind us, muffling the sounds of the party.

“Are you alright?”

I nodded, trying to push down the strange flutter in my chest at his concern. “I’m fine. This isn’t exactly new behavior from my father.”

Alexander frowned. “What do you mean?”

which was often, he would… lash out. It’s not a big deal. Even if he had slapped me, I would

flashed across Alexander’s face then. He stepped closer, his hand lifting toward my cheek–the same cheek my father would have struck -before he seemed to catch himself. His fingers hovered

acceptable,” he said quietly. “No father should

if that would do anything to hide the blush that suddenly rose to my

exhaustion. “There was an emergency with the Oxfords. Sophia was…” He shook his head. “It doesn’t matter. It’s resolved now. I

coming after all,” I said quietly.

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my stupid heart do that little flip agam had to look en before I did something ridiculous like believe that he might

and my father appeared with Margaret in tow. They were both grinning

the room. “Alexander, fin so glad you could make it after

thank goodness you arrived before Ella could

made my blood boil. I opened my mouth to respond, but Alexander beat me to

He looked pointedly at my father, whose face turned an alarming shade

Alexander coming to my defense once again. I had to resist

I suppose we should get back to our guests,” my father said stiffly. “Margaret,

word, they

Alexander

with rage. The moment I’d seen Richard’s hand raised to strike Ella, something inside of

her, I couldn’t help but wonder if I had spent five

an outsider in her own family. She told me her father had struck her before, and spoke about it as if it were so routine that she was used

that my mate was being treated so poorly by her own family, but it also made me wonder… If her father thought so little of her, would he really trust her to

Ella really be loyal to a man who treated her

her side tonight. Perhaps this

probably sulking by the bar.

shot

was being a prick, so I told him

her Luna Voice; to find out that she’d punished Gabriel with it for being a snarky asshole didn’t make me as frustrated as

the eye. She had stood up to her father, had silenced Gabriel with her Luna Voice, and was now calmly straightening her

married. This was someone with

I found myself…

back to the party,” Ella said calmly. “Before people start to talk

after only a slight hesitation. But as we made our

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