The Sickened Luna's Last Chance novel Chapter 15

Chapter 15

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Chapter 15

Ella POV

Alexander’s scent made my head spin this close, and for a brief second, I almost considered telling him whatever he wanted to know. Even with a dormant wolf, the mate bond urged me to reassure him that I wasn’t cheating on him. I had never even slept with a man before I met Alexander.

But I couldn’t tell him that. What if it would change his mind about the contract? What if he would decide not to divorce me in the end after all? I had to play my cards right.

“I met Liam in grade school,” I answered coolly, flipping over so my back was facing him. “We hit it off immediately.”

Technically, it was true. Liam and I had become friends quickly as children, like two old souls connecting with just one look.

Alexander just didn’t know that there was nothing more to it than friendship.

I heard him huff softly as he flopped back down onto his back on the other side of the bed.

“How long have you two been seeing each other?” he asked after another moment.

I bit my lip, hesitating, then gave him another half-truth: “We didn’t see each other for more than a decade. He went away when he was ten.”

“So it’s a recent thing, then. Your relationship.”

“I guess so,” I replied vaguely.

Alexander grunted, and I thought the probing questions would finally stop. But then he asked, “And what do you intend to do when our contract is up? Marry him?”

“Does that matter?” I blurted out. “You and I were never in love. In nine months, we’ll go our separate ways.”

“Just tell me.”

I sighed. “I don’t know. I guess we’ll run off into the sunset together.”

My vague answers didn’t seem to please Alexander. Over the next fifteen minutes, he asked more and more questions, all of which I answered as sparingly as I could.

Eventually, I grew too tired to keep answering. The last thing I heard before I finally drifted off to sleep was Alexander’s deep voice.

“Ella, is Liam planning on making you Luna of his pack?”

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Someone pulled me into his arms, his touch gentle as he held me close. His lips were soft as they brushed across the shell of my ear.

His lips met mine then, soft and sweet and tasting faintly of bourbon and peppermint. My body instantly melted into his, and I clutched at his shirt, eager to taste more.

Tender warmth surrounded me as I slowly woke, like the sun kissing my skin. A gentle, familiar rhythm pounded against my ear: one-two, one-two, one-two.

It was not my own pulse, not even one I had physically felt before, and yet it was so natural and familiar to me that I instantly knew it belonged to my mate.

I instinctually nuzzled down into the warmth of Alexander’s bare chest. His arms tightened almost imperceptibly around me, and everything felt peaceful and right.

Until the door swung open, and someone padded across the room, flinging the heavy curtains open. Sunlight bathed the room, blinding me.

“Wakey Wakey,” a female voice cooed. “Alex, it’s time for bre-‘

Sophia halted abruptly when she saw Alexander and I tangled together in bed. I gasped, partially from surprise that she was here so early but also from the realization that we had moved closer together during the night.

Sophia, clearly not wanting to see more, instantly fled from the room and slammed the door behind her. I didn’t have a chance to pull away before Alexander was practically shoving me off of him and getting up.

“We should attend breakfast together,” he said curtly as he crossed to the bathroom. “Wear something nice.”

And just like that, he was gone. I heard the shower turn on, and for a moment I just laid there, staring at the ceiling, my face hot with shame and something else I hardly dared to name.

Waking up cuddling with my mate felt so right, like a key sliding perfectly into a lock.

But Alexander, as always, had been cold and distant. It was a bitter reminder that divorce was the only option to save my life. He would never fall in love with me and mark me.

A little while later, we headed down to the dining room together. I had picked out a sweet lilac cardigan over a simple white cotton dress, perfect for today’s balmy spring weather. Liam and the rest of the Board were already sitting at the table, sipping coffee and eating plates of fruit

and omelets.

Sophia’s face turned an alarming shade of red the moment Alexander and I entered the room together, and she quickly looked away.

“Good morning,” Alexander said smoothly, pulling my chair out for me-something he had never done before. “I hope you all slept well.”

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Liam nodded and flashed me a warm smile as I took my seat. “We wanted to thank you both for the accommodations. Personally, I slept like a king.”

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