The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 134

Chapter 134

Liam’s face went red. “Alexander, you’re being an ass.’

“No need to get defensive just because you’ve been caught in the act.” I leaned back in my chair. “But since you asked so nicely, I’ll give you the answer you want to hear. No, I’m not marking her. Ella will be single after the divorce. Congratulations.”

The words tasted like poison in my mouth, but I forced them out anyway. Because it was the truth. Ella had made herself perfectly clear when she told me she had no intention of letting me mark her. She just wanted to get through our contract and get divorced. She hated me.

Why should I care if she ran to her childhood friend once our marriage was done?

Before Liam could respond, a commotion suddenly erupted near the back of the restaurant, toward where the bathrooms were. I heard raised voices, followed by the sound of squealing tires in the street outside. Other diners were turning to look and murmuring amongst themselves.

“What the hell?” Liam muttered, craning his neck to see what was happening.

I turned, and saw… her.

disheveled and blood trickling down from a gash on her temple. She was crying,

My heart stopped.

Liam right behind

face crumpled with relief when she saw me. “Thank the

that the cut on her head was

Lilith sobbed. “He

to roil with ear and fury. If

bought her the drink.” Lilith wiped at her eyes, smearing blood across her cheek. “We were having dinner here, just the two of us. This man at the bar sent Ella a cocktail. She accepted it, and I… I should have stopped her, but she seemed so

angrier than ever.

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door.” Lilith’s voice broke. “She was stumbling and he was holding her up. I knew something was wrong. I tried to stop him, but he shoved me against a wall and hit me. Then he carried

restaurant around us seemed to fade away as realization washed over me like a

cold water.