The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 196

The guard’s face paled. “I didn’t mean-‘

“Get away from us.” I turned back to Lilith and helped her sit up slowly. “Can you move? Does anything

feel broken?”

“I’m alright, Ella. Really.” Lilith struggled to her feet with my help, wincing as she rotated her left ankle. But you need to get inside. The ceremony-”

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“Forget the ceremony.” I kept one arm around Lilith’s waist and pulled her to her feet. “We need to get you

to a doctor.”

“Ella, no.” Lilith gripped my arm. “This is Alexander’s coronation. You cannot miss this.”

“I can and I will if it means making sure you’re okay.” The cut on her temple was still bleeding, and I was

pretty sure she’d twisted her ankle when she fell. “You’re more important than any ceremony.”

“Sweetheart, please-”

“What’s all this commotion?”

looked up to see two people approaching us–a distinguished–looking older man and an elegant woman with perfectly styled

were they

waist and gesturing to me. “We have a situation here. This woman is trying to gain entry to

identification-”

Luna

security guards looked stunned. “But sir, she

aid sharply. “She belongs in

step aside.”

me? They had no reason to care whether I made it to the coronation or

humiliated like this.

John said, turning to me. “Are you

fine, but Lilith was hurt when the guard pushed

“It’s not serious, but you should have both looked at by

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leaving Lilith,”

squeezed my hand. “I’m fine. Go to your

“But-”

of her,” Helen said with a smile.