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Chapter 199

Ella

At 928, I quietly slipped away from the banquet to meet Lilith.

I wasn’t sure why she had asked me to meet in the women’s bathroom, but if she had, then it had to be

important.

Of course, my mind immediately went to her condition after that security guard had shoved her–was she more hurt than I initially thought? Was she unable to come to the banquet? Or was it something else?

No one noticed as I left the banquet hall. Thankfully, most people had hardly paid me any mind since the incident; I’d received a few comments and some laughs, but mostly everyone was too busy focusing on their new Alpha King to think about my blunder.

I was glad for it. Blending into the background on a night like tonight was ideal. Alexander hardly cast me more than a glance when I touched his arm and left him to continue his conversation about politics. with a group of Alphas who were clearly kissing his ass.

Just before I slipped away, though, I couldn’t help but pause to drink him in. Alexander looked incredibly handsome in his ceremonial crown and cape–an outfit I knew he would only wear for special occasions, but still. It seemed to be made for him. He held himself like a true Alpha King, fitting into the role with. such ease that it stole my breath away every time I looked at him tonight.

also made me wonder

was his Luna Queen. The woman who was meant to stand by his side throughout his

office.

lengths to make me feel better after the whole


completely alone.

my heart said otherwise. Maybe, after our night of passion together, things really had begun

change.

of push–and–pull behind us and could simply

a child who would be

were supposed to

tore my gaze away from his perfect side profile and stepped into the hallway. A couple of minutes later, at 9:30 on the dot, I found the

same one Alexander had found me crying in

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the room, there was no one there. I frowned, looking around for

final stall door, the very same one I’d been crying in earlier, that I found the envelope. It was large


name on it.

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