The Sickened Luna's Last Chance novel Chapter 264

Chapter 264

“Some,” I replied without thinking. “I used to train with the warriors in-”

Oh no.

I quickly snapped my mouth shut before I could give myself away. That was another close call. One more word and I might have almost accidentally revealed my true identity, potentially condemning Alexander to the same fate that poor farmer had met.

As angry as I was with Alexander, I didn’t want him to die. I didn’t want Lucien to be left without a father and a mother.

“In where?” Alexander asked, glancing up at me.

“Nowhere. My old pack. You wouldn’t have heard of it.”

“Try me,” Alexander replied.

I deliberately chomped down on the tip of my tongue as punishment. “Oh, I, uh, don’t recall the name,” I lied, tapping my temple with my index finger. “Lost the memory along with my last name, I guess.”

Alexander stared at me for a moment in confusion. I knew it was obvious that I was lying, but I forced my face to remain neutral.

“Anyway,” I went on with a shrug, “it was just basic self–defense training. Nothing serious.‘

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“Right…” Alexander finished wrapping my leg and stood, gathering up the bloody bandages and medical supplies. His shoulders were tense as he crossed the room and began putting everything away.

“My late wife trained with the Stormhollow warriors,” he said, and I swore I could almost hear something wistful in his voice; but that was likely wishful thinking on my part. “She said she used to follow them around even though her father told her not to.”

I clenched my jaw. “She must have been stubborn.”

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Alexander shot me a look that was almost a smile over his shoulder. “Yeah. I didn’t realize it for a long time, but she really was.” His eyes flickered with something I couldn’t quite read before he turned fully back to face me. Well, you probably would have gotten along in that regard.”

If only he knew.

I cleared my throat. “Thank you for helping me with my bandage,” I stood up carefully. My leg protested, but it wasn’t as bad as before. “I should go check on Lucien now. He’s been without me all day.”

“Stella.”

I paused at the kitchen door. “What?”

“About the trial. I know you keep saying you’re not interested, but-”

“I’m really not interested,” I cut him off. “I told you that from the beginning. All I want is to take care of Lucien

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and do my job as his nanny, so if you don’t mind, I’m going to drop out of the trial now.”

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Alexander’s expression softened slightly. “Your loyalty to my son is… admirable. But the next phase of the trial has already been set in stone. The council spent weeks planning this, and now that you’ve been crowned Queen of the Hunt, it would look very bad if you suddenly dropped out.”

“I don’t care how it looks,” I snapped.

His face darkened. There was that look I knew so well–the real Alexander, hard and selfish, shining through.” Well, I do,” he said. “Just make it through the next trial. One more round. After that, if you haven’t changed your mind, you can drop out quietly without causing a political incident.”

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