The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 90

Chapter 90

Chapter 90

Ella

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When we finally broke apart, both of us were breathing hard. My head spun, heart pounded, every nerve ending tingling as if I’d just gripped a live wire in my bare hands.

“Delicious,” my wolf purred. And it was. I could have had a thousand of those kisses and never felt satisfied.

But as the cameras flashed around us, I realized what I had done.

I’d kissed my husband. Passionately. In front of everyone.

My cheeks burned as I took in the sea of camera lenses pointed in our direction. Tomorrow, those photos would be all over social media.

Alexander straightened his tie and cleared his throat. “The mate bond,” he said quietly, as if reading the dumbfounded expression on my face. “It’s still new. Sometimes it can be… overwhelming, so I don’t blame you.”

Of course. The mate bond. A biological reaction, nothing more. Alexander wasn’t kissing me back because he wanted to–he was just responding to the chemical pull between mates.

I felt like the biggest fool in the world.

“Right,” I managed, taking his outstretched hand and standing. “The bond.”

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I needed some air.

Before Alexander could stop me, I forced a smile onto my face and turned, weaving my way through the crowd. There was a set of double des by rear of the banquet hall, which led out into a large and lush courtyard.

The moment I stepped outside, I felt like I could breathe again. The night air was cool against my heated skin, and I gulped it down gratefully. The courtyard was empty except for me, lit only by strings of fairy lights and the pale glow of the moon overhead.

I walked to the center of the garden and tilted my head back, staring up at the stars scattered across the dark sky like diamonds on a blanket of black

velvet.

I was so

smiling and playing the loving wife when Alexander didn’t feel the same way. Tired of making up romantic stories for strangers when the

was carrying his child. But he

started to love him, despite my best efforts

yourself,” my wolf said gently. “The kiss meant something to him. I

was just biology. He said so

idiots about feelings. Doesn’t mean they

shook my head, wrapping my arms around myself. It didn’t matter what my wolf thought she’d sensed. Alexander had made his feelings clear.

he still have intentions to marry Sophia as soon as he could? Did he love her in the same way she loved him, but remained bound to me because of politics

once in our five years of marriage. Sure, I carried our child in my womb. And sure, he had marked

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what did any of it

refused to let me continue training and relegated me to the position of housemaid, I still

was ill, I still had

anything anymore. Maybe I had truly, finally been outsmarted

“Ella?”

turned to find Alexander standing in the doorway, his brow

to force another smile, but my lips trembled, giving it away immediately. “I’m sorry about that kiss. You’re right–the mate bond is overwhelming at times, and I

rose bushes that lined the courtyard wall. He selected a pale pink flower and broke

doing?” I asked as he

he reached up and gently tucked the rose behind my ear, his fingers

at him

hear it perfectly well out here.” He held out his hand. “Dance

Ella.”

then back up at his face. This felt like a trap somehow. Another performance,

bushes.

cameras… It didn’t make a damn lick of sense. Alexander wasn’t romantic with me

“Why?”

I want to.” Alexander stepped closer. “And we haven’t had a chance to dance all

words, even though I knew better. This was just Alexander being charming, probably trying to make up for hurting my feelings earlier. But Goddess help me,

I said softly, placing my hand

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