The Sickened Luna's Last Chance novel Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Alexander POV

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Last night, out of some strange impulse, I had asked Ella about Liam’s pack-Nightshade. They were one of Ashclaw’s largest rivals, and one of the suspected packs in my parents’ death. But Ella had already fallen asleep by the time I asked if Liam came here with the intention of making her his Luna, which was probably for the best. The question had been impulsive, and if Ella was in cahoots with Liam, I couldn’t risk them finding out about my suspicions.

I hadn’t been able to sleep well after that, though The closeness of our bodies, the scent of her filling the room-she smelled like cherry blossoms and vanilla-was just too much.

And to make matters worse, I had woken up with her in my arms, her slender body pressed firmly against mine, her hair brushing my cheek, her heart beating in tandem with mine.

It felt so perfect.

Too perfect.

It was a good thing Sophia had entered at that moment before anything regrettable could happen. Her entrance had been a reminder of just how glad I was that I had purposely placed Ella’s bedroom on the opposite side of the mansion, as far away as I possibly could.

Because if my mate had been closer to me all these years… I would have fallen for her and it would have ruined everything.

Still, I couldn’t help but be impressed by Ella’s diligence at breakfast. She not only seemed to be taking our new contract seriously, trying to help me rather than frustrate me, but also genuinely seemed knowledgeable about the pack

Maybe I had underestimated her all these years.

But then again, if Gabriel was right and she was a spy, and I let her sit in on more meetings… who knew what she would do with our private pack information? Pass it on to Liam, perhaps?

No, I couldn’t fall for it. It was too risky to start trusting her now. If anything, I needed to be more guarded.

Suddenly, a snarl erupted from nearby, pulling me from my thoughts. Before I had a chance to react, something slammed into my side. I felt a ripping, searing pain as a claw sliced across my thigh, tearing straight through the leather. The coppery tang of blood filled the air, and for a moment, my ears rang from the force of my head hitting the ground.

The rogue leaped over me and skidded to a halt in the dirt, saliva dripping from its jaws.

I quickly recovered just before it leapt again. I pulled the ruby knife from the sheath on my chest and stabbed upward as the rogue flew over me.

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Chapter 19

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My knife hit its mark. There was a sickening crunch, a whimper, and then I felt warm crimson liquid spill down onto my face.

The rogue flopped off to the side, gushing blood into the dirt. It shrieked, twitched, then went

still.

I was catching my breath, on my knees, when Gabriel burst out of the nearby underbrush.

“Alpha!” he gasped, rushing forward and helping me up. “Your leg-”

“I’m fine,” I said, which was true. The rogue had gouged my leg pretty good, but with my Alpha healing, I’d be right as rain by tomorrow. And the adrenaline helped with the pain for

now.

Gabriel pursed his lips. “You were thinking about her again, weren’t you? You shouldn’t be distracted during a time like this.”

My jaw ticked. “Trust me, I know.”

With the last of the rogues handled-most of them killed, the rest sent running with their tails between their legs-we headed back to the pack grounds. Gabriel scolded me the entire

way.

“It’s because of that Liam guy,” Gabriel sighed, shaking his head. “You’re more jealous about their relationship than you should be, and it’s getting into your head.”

The mention of Liam made my face heat with anger. “I don’t care about them,” I said, but we both knew it was a lie.

And when we returned and I saw Ella in Liam’s arms, my lie became even more apparent.

Ella POV

About halfway through the tour, we stopped by the small lake on the southern side of the pack grounds. The sun had begun to rise high in the sky, and the cool spring morning had turned surprisingly warm.

The Board seemed pleased with my tour. Currently, they were mingling over by a table where Lilith had set up some refreshments.

“I still don’t get why he has such little faith in me,” I grumbled as I sipped the cool lavender lemonade Lilith had brought me. “It’s like he thinks I just sat around doing nothing for five years.”

Lilith glanced at me. “Men like him often don’t notice the effort women put in until it’s too late. Give him a few months of you not managing every party and household task, and he’ll realize what he threw away.”

“Well. At least he agreed to divorce me.”

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