The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 105

Chapter 105

Ella

The restaurant was packed with the elite of Ashclaw. Every table was filled with pack members. in their finest clothes, all pretending not to stare at us even though I knew they were all glancing at us out of the corners of their eyes. I could practically feel their eyes burning holes into my neck as we made our way to our table.

Alexander pulled out my chair with a flourish, leaning close to whisper in my ear, Everyone’s watching.”

“Smile.

I plastered on my best Luna smile, the one I’d perfected over five years of pretending. Lately, it felt like even more of a mask that was too tight stretching and cracking across the scowl I was wearing underneath.

As we settled into our seats, I couldn’t help but compare this charade to our chess games in the hospital. Those moments had been surprisingly… real. Alexander’s smile had been radiant, his laughter like music to my ears.

this. Nothing at all like the fake smiles and false loving looks we wore

visit to the hospital, it had been so much easier. It was still difficult, but not nearly as painful as this. Almost as if those rare moments of happiness in the hospital had made

appeared with menus a moment later. His eyes immediately flitted to my neck, where the fake mark was still on prominent display. “Good evening, Alpha, Luna. May I

area was buzzing with the news by now. They were all wondering why I hadn’t been seen with

blurted out, then immediately

was my cue. Alexander and I had rehearsed what I should say if anyone mentioned the mark. I

said softly. “I’ve always been a bit… embarrassed by it. That’s why I covered it with makeup for so long. But I’ve realized now that all those pictures came out that it was silly. It’s nothing

mark is evidence of mates loving one another. It’s the

Chapter 105

Alexander, who was watching me with an expression that would appear absolutely adoring to anyone watching. Anyone except me. “Yes,” I agreed, turning back to the waiter. “I see

that you’re showing it proudly,” the waiter said, beaming

thanked him, maintaining my smile until he left to give us a moment with the menus. If only he knew the truth, I thought bitterly. If only he knew that the “perfect pair” was a complete and utter fucking