The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 270

Ella’s POV

I shot to my feet, suddenly realizing how this looked. I was a random woman who barely knew Liam’s old friend, and I was talking to her grave. How much had he overheard me say?

“I…” I cleared my throat and forced a smile. “I was just paying my respects to the late Luna.”

To my relief, Liam’s expression softened. “You came all the way out here just to visit her grave? You must have been closer than I thought.”

“Well, with this whole Luna Trial thing… I thought it only appropriate that I visit.” That wasn’t entirely a lie.

Liam’s face fell at the mention of the Luna Trial. He nodded and walked forward, kneeling to place the bundle of flowers he’d brought next to mine. “Gardenias,” he said, brushing his fingers across the white petals. “The closest thing to cherry blossoms that I could find at this time of year.”

My heart cracked at the mention of cherry blossoms. Liam knew what I liked. He always did—more than anyone else, except perhaps Lilith.

“I told Alexander she should be buried under the cherry tree in the gardens,” he went on, looking up at me, “but he said it’s too close to the house. Something about safe burial practices, but…” He shrugged. “I think he just couldn’t stand to see the place she used to sit turned into her grave.”

it. I didn’t go there often now–it would make it too obvious if I spent all of my spare time in my old

time with a softness in my

out at my own grave every time… I wasn’t sure

sure she’d be very happy being buried here, with her pack,” I pointed

pack- Stormhollow or Ashclaw, it didn’t matter. She was a good Luna.” He cocked his head at me

“I hope whoever

was right here, that I wasn’t really dead, that he didn’t have to grieve for me or say

The farmer’s face flashed through my mind. The newspaper clippings Lilith had

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to Liam. I

having a friend like you,”

and brushed off his pants. “I just wish I’d been there more. Especially toward the end. You always think you have more time, and you let the unimportant

in the way of