The Sickened Luna's Last Chance novel Chapter 18

Chapter 18

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Chapter 18

I hated to think about all of the missed moments all of the wasted nights we could have spent together like a normal couple. Or all of the days just like this one, when I could have seen him off to battle with a kiss.

When I could have waited for him until he returned, and we could have greeted each other with our arms thrown around one another.

How sweet those moments could have been, if only he hadn’t been so bitter toward me. Everything could have been so much… simpler. Happier.

My hands lingered on his arm for a moment longer than necessary as I considered all of this.

I looked up at Alexander, meeting his gaze in the mirror. I couldn’t stop myself from murmuring, “Be safe out there, okay?”

Alexander huffed and turned around. “I’ll be fine.” he said gruffly.

He brushed past me, lightly bumping my shoulder, and stormed off. I stood there for a long moment, my brief moment of tenderness immediately replaced with frustration and resentment. What else did I expect?

“Prick,” I whispered.

Sophia POV

Sophia watched with a bitter feeling in her heart as Ella adjusted Alex’s armor. The way her fingers lingered on his arm, the way she looked at him… The way she had found them this morning, tangled together in bed in a way they had never done before…

It frustrated Sophia beyond all belief.

For a long time, Sophia could handle the political marriage between Ella and Alex. She knew Alex didn’t love Ella, that they were never intimate and were only married because they had to be, and it was comforting for Sophia. It made her believe she had a chance.

But things seemed… different between them lately.

Sophia noticed the stolen glances, the way Alex was so possessive of Ella, the sudden affection between the two.

And after this morning, Sophia began to wonder were they sleeping together now? How long would it be before Alex gave in to the mate bond and fell for Ella? How long until they had an heir?

Sophia had to do something about it. She couldn bear to watch her one true love fall for this imposter. Alex was meant to be with her, not Ella

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Chapter 18

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When Alex would return today, he would take Ell to the Spring Market Celebration-but it was their tradition. He always went with Sophia. Always.

She couldn’t give that up. She had to find a way to keep Ella from going.

As Ella and the Board gathered outside the barracks, Sophia followed. “Can I come on the tour?” she asked sweetly, managing a smile.

Ella glanced at her for a few moments, but Sophia maintained her smile. Finally, Ella nodded. ” Of course. We’ll start in the packhouse.” She gestured around as she began the tour. “Our packhouse is where many of our pack members live. Each apartment comes with at least one bedroom depending on family size, and there’s a communal kitchen and bathroom…”

Sophia trailed behind the group as the tour continued, not really listening while Ella spoke to the Board. She was too busy thinking about how to keep her from going to the Spring Market Celebration.

Suddenly, as they left the long and narrow building out behind the mansion that housed the majority of the pack members, Sophia noticed something she rarely paid attention to: the barn behind the packhouse where the livestock was kept.

but

There was a second floor to the barn with a large door on the side where hay would be dropped into the pasture. There was no railing or ledge. It likely wasn’t high enough to kill anyone, Sophia wasn’t trying to kill Ella.

She just wanted to… incapacitate her.

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