The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 76

Chapter 76

Ella & Alexander

Ella

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The longer I lay there in that empty bed, the more bitter I became.

What had I expected? That Alexander would stay beside me, maybe stroke my hair while I slept? That he’d

wake me with gentle kisses and promises?

Goddess, I was such a naive little fool.

Eventually, I dragged myself out of bed and pulled on a robe, wrapping it tightly around myself. I wasn’t going to hide away in shame. And besides, I needed coffee.

But when I reached the main staircase, I heard voices coming from Alexander’s office. The door was partially

open, and I could make out several people inside. Curious despite myself, I crept closer.

“-why your car was used for the kidnapping…” That was Alexander’s voice.

I pressed myself against the wall beside the door, straining to listen.

“Alex, I swear to you, my car was stolen!” Sophia’s voice was desperate. “I reported it to the police yesterday

morning when I discovered it was missing from my driveway.”

“Convenient timing,” Alexander replied coldly. “Your car gets stolen the same day my wife is kidnapped.”

My wife. The way he said it… But I hardly dared to let myself wonder if I was wrong about him.

“I know how it looks, but I would never-”

“You pushed her out of a barn. You released a rogue at a public event. You destroyed her locket at the charity auction. If you want to hurt her, then just say that.”

“I never did any of that!”

“Alexander.” This was a new voice–Richard, Sophia’s father. “Perhaps we should discuss this more calmly.”

“It wasn’t Sophia,” Margaret, Sophia’s mother, suddenly chimed in. “It was us.”

The office went silent. My heart pounded as I inched closer to the door, pricking my ears to hear Alexander’s

response.

“What?” Alexander was deadly quiet now.

“Your father and I hired the man,” Margaret said. “We’ve been the ones who have been interfering in your

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marriage. The rumors, even having someone steal Sophia’s car to frame her. We did it all.”

to get out of this loveless marriage. We

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intended to break us up. They spoke as if Alexander had been hoping to

little sliver of my heart didn’t want that

heard a floorboard creaking and saw Margaret’s slender

in my direction, but I inched

could see me.

on, “you should do it now. Before you fall any

wait much longer, you might become unwilling to reject her when the time

my mouth, hot tears pricking the backs of

it was

Luna for your political career. Someone like Sophia, with connections and proper breeding. Not

mistakes you made with her, they won’t matter,” Margaret added. “Sophia will forgive you if you slept with Ella, won’t

to be

fault…”

Without hesitating, I turned and fled back up

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Alexander

reject her,” Margaret said. “Everyone knows you love Sophia more than Ella anyway; the starcrossed lovers story will generate even more interest in your campaign.” She gestured to Liam. “Isn’t that

stand there in

entire pathetic conversation.

want to

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head toward me. Gabriel’s eyes widened. Sophia’s face crumpled, and her parents just stared,

just as much as it did the others, but it felt right. I didn’t want to

last night… I wanted her to

mean that. We’ve loved each other since we were teenagers. We’re

making sure she understood every word. “You never had a real chance with me. It’s time you

sympathy for her. Not after what she and her family had put

to Richard and Margaret. “All else aside, hiring someone to kidnap my wife goes

danger. That rogue was just going to rough her, up,

and nearly raped.” My voice was hardly more than a growl. “And he intended to take

humiliation.”

desperately. “Our pack needs this

with your territory. And ultimately, no real harm was done.

wasn’t actually hurt.”

my skin. “That was an incident that she’ll never

then and there. But I controlled

out.

be fair, Liam would probably

Liam. He took a step forward and curled his lips

goes to the Alpha Council, it will create a massive scandal. We’ll have no choice but to tell them the truth–that Ella is dying because you refuse to mark her. How do you think that

career? How do you think

snarled. Threatening me

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