The sickened luna’s last chance

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Chapter 256

Ella & Alexander

Ella

I blinked at the paper in Alexander’s hand. That was my fake name written across the top, that was for certain, but I had never signed up to enter the Luna Trial. I had already made the decision that would never lower myself like that again.

“I didn’t sign up for anything,” I said quickly. “There must have been a mistake.”

Alexander frowned. “If you didn’t sign up, then who did?”

Who did indeed? My mind raced for a moment in search of an answer, and suddenly, I realized that it must have been Anya; she probably thought she was helping me by signing up for me, thinking that I was too shy or something to do it myself, even though I had made it abundantly clear that I had no intention of entering.

Poor, sweet girl. Little did she know that the last fucking thing I wanted in the entire world was to be Alexander’s Luna again.

“It doesn’t matter. Just take my name off the list,” I finally said, composing myself.

Alexander stared at me like I had just spontaneously sprouted a second head. “You really want your name taken out of the running?”

I wasn’t sure why it was so inconceivable to him, but I nodded and said, “Yes.”

“If you don’t mind me asking… Why?” He lowered the application and furrowed his brow. “The signups are open to anyone regardless of social status or background. You’re unmarked from the looks of things, you’re the right age, and you’re already good with Lucien. This is your chance to move up in the world.”

I almost laughed at the irony of that statement. Move up in the world. If only he knew that I was actually moving in the opposite direction and kind of liking it.

you,

have a chance to become Luna of Ashclaw. Luna Queen, technically, since I’m the Alpha King. Why wouldn’t you want

exactly how miserable it could be. Because I’d spent years trying to please a man who thought I was a spy, and in the end, he couldn’t

my head. “Why do you even care?” I asked, briefly letting my bitterness get the best of me. “I don’t mean to be disrespectful, but no one of my status would stand a chance against the higher–class ladies who would

just surprised, that’s all. Most Omegas would jump at an opportunity like

it. The sound bubbled out of

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much prefer being invisible. Unlike how I was before, always the center of attention.

were before? Is there something

my

like a slap in the face, and I snapped my mouth shut so hard it made teeth clack. Fuck. I’d almost revealed information about my curse. I needed to deflect quickly before he started asking more

noticed too much as a rogue. People staring, whispering about the homeless girl with no pack. Now I have a

much I’d despised politics and social maneuvering until I suddenly wasn’t forced

I added, “I’m sure you have plenty of qualified candidates already.

with that confused expression, but I didn’t give him a

else.

off the list,” I said, turning to leave.

after me, and I didn’t look back to

Alexander

watched Stella walk away. Something about the conversation we’d just had left

an opportunity that came around maybe once in

Strange…

been the center of attention “before” and didn’t want that again. But when I’d asked