The Sickened Luna's Last Chance novel Chapter 291

Chapter 291

Ella’s POV

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The library was quiet that night. Lucien had finally fallen asleep after fussing for the better part of an hour. Afterwards, I had slipped into the library, just as I had every night for the past week, where I curled up in a corner with a stack of books and a pot of very strong coffee to keep myself awake.

Most of them were useless, of course. It had been a week since Liam had gotten sick, and I wasn’t any closer to finding any information at all on this strange curse, let alone a cure for it.

My hopes were beginning to diminish, just as my mother had warned me would happen. But I wouldn’t give up. Not yet. Not when my best friend was currently withering away in a hospital.

“Burning the midnight oil?”

I slammed the book shut and shoved it under the others so fast that the stack toppled over with a thud against the carpeted floor. I looked up to see Alexander standing at the end of the row of shelves, still dressed in his suit and tie from a post–event meeting he’d attended earlier.

Surprisingly, he looked more exhausted than I felt, which was saying something because I hadn’t slept properly in days. His tie was slightly loosened now and his hair was somewhat disheveled, indicating that he’d been running his hands through it, and the dark circles around his eyes were more prominent than before.

“Just doing some light reading,” I said, positioning myself so I was in front of the toppled stack of books before he could see the titles.

Alexander raised an eyebrow. “Just like you’ve been doing every night for the past week?”

“You noticed.” I straightened a little, surprised that Alexander noticed much of anything I did lately, let alone holing up reading in the library late at night.

He shrugged one shoulder, then glanced at the books. “What are you reading?”

I leaned over a little further to obstruct his view. “Nothing interesting. Just some random titles.”

Alexander stared at me like he didn’t fully believe me, but to my relief, he didn’t press the issue. Instead, he walked further into the library and sat in the chair across from me.

“I wanted to tell you that what you did today was commendable,” he said. “You risked your chances of winning by carrying your friend, but you did it anyway. Not only was it physically impressive, but it was also selfless. The mark of a true Luna.”

I blinked at him in shock. Was he serious? “I told you,” I said firmly, “I’m only doing this to help Anya. I’m not trying to become your Luna. In fact, I should warn you that I plan on losing the final trial by any means necessary.”

“I know what you said.” Alexander leaned back in his chair. “But I think you should reconsider your decision to fail the trial.”

“So I can become a wife to a man who told me he’d never share his bed with me?” I scoffed, suddenly forgetting all about the books and Liam’s sickness as a tide of bitterness washed over me. I never wanted to live that life

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again. Never. I didn’t want Anya to be subjected to it, either, but it wasn’t my decision to make for her, and she’d made up her mind.

Alexander’s eyes flickered with something I couldn’t read. “So you can become a Luna,” he retorted. “It’s every Omega’s dream.”

Right. Because becoming a Lama again, a political prop for a man who would never want me, was on my bucket list for my second life. Maybe Anya wanted it to help her family, but not me. Never again.

“No thanks.” I stood and dusted off my knees. “Forgive me if I don’t find that particularly appealing. Most women would prefer a husband who at least pretends they’re a real person with feelings instead of just a piece on his political chessboard.”

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