The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 166

Ella

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.

outstretched hand

I needed some air.

a smile onto my face and turned, weaving my way through the crowd. There was a set of double doors by the rear of the

and I gulped it down gratefully. The courtyard was empty except for mè, lit only by strings of

tilted my head back, staring up at the stars scattered across the dark

so tired of

way. Tired of making up romantic stories for strangers when the man I was married to

was carrying his child. But he still couldn’t love me

started to love him, despite my est efforts

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

biology. He

about feelings. Doesn’t

wolf thought she’d sensed. Alexander had made his feelings clear. Even with a baby in my belly,

as soon as he could? Did he love her in the same way

had made love once in our five years of marriage. Sure, I rried our child in my womb. And sure, he

any of

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