The Sickened Luna's Last Chance novel Chapter 238

Chapter 238

A righteous fury bubbled up in me at the Beta’s indignant tone. Did he not realize who he was talking to? I was the Luna of Ashclaw, Alexander’s wife, the mother of the Ashclaw heir! I was the fucking wife of the Alpha King, for Goddess‘ sake!

“You will let me complete my interview,” I barked, opening that siphon deep within me to unleash my Luna power. “And you will not speak to me like that.”

The Beta’s mouth dropped open, but I didn’t stay to hear his response. I shoved past him with a huff, just as I had to Gabriel so many times in the past, and began storming toward Alexander’s office.

But I didn’t make it out of the parlor.

Because the Beta grabbed me by the hair and yanked me back so hard that my neck cracked and I fell to the floor, gasping in pain.

“Who do you think you are, lady?” he snarled, looming over me now. “You’re just a rogue. You don’t ever get to speak to a Beta like that, do you understand?”

My eyes widened as I realized what I had just done. Without meaning to, I had attempted to use my Luna Voice and my old status to get what I wanted. Only I wasn’t Luna Ella anymore. I was Stella. A random rogue with no power over anyone.

Just then, a stormy presence swept into the room. I didn’t have to look to know who it was–I could sense

Alexander’s fury before I even saw him.

This was likely the part where he grabbed me by my ear and threw me out on my ass, never to see my son

again.

But to my surprise, he came to stand between me and the Beta. He wasn’t looking at me as he growled, ” Why did you just lay your hands on this woman?”

I blinked, completely stunned. The Alexander I knew never would have stood up for a random rogue who he didn’t even know, let alone one who had interrupted a funeral. Either my hunch about his lack of grief was correct, or he had suddenly become kinder than I expected after my death.

The Beta’s brows shot up. “She’s a rogue, sir. And she was insubordinate. Trying to boss me around and shoving me-”

“We still do not attack guests in this house.” Alexander turned around and crouched before me.

alright?”

“Are you

My neck actually hurt like hell, but I nodded. Alexander waved a hand to dismiss his Beta, then helped me to my feet. The scent of bourbon and woodfire smoke washed over me, instantly soothing me.

Dammit. Even after everything, his scent was still familiar and comforting as ever.

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Chapter 238

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But this close, I could also see the exhaustion etched into every line on his face now. His eyes were ringed with dark circles, his cheeks looked gaunt as if he’d lost weight just this week, and his hair, which was normally perfectly–styled, was slightly mussed. His suit was wrinkled, too, and his tie was done

wrong.

He looked like he had one foot in the grave, which was ironic considering the fact that all of me was in

one.

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