The Sickened Luna's Last Chance novel Chapter 32

Chapter 32

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Chapter 32

Alexander & Ella

Alexander

This was Ella’s doing. Liam had said so himself.

She had told Liam everything, just to spite me, and now he was going to inform the our contract, potentially ruining my election before it had even begun.

I needed to speak with her.

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I found Ella lounging in the solarium at the back of the house, a cup of tea balanced between her fingers and a book sitting open in her lap. She was smiling-smiling-as if she hadn’t just betrayed me in the worst way possible.

“Why did you tell him?” I barked. “He’s going to the press now. Are you happy?”

Ella jumped, tea sloshing out of her cup and onto her book. “What?” she breathed, carefully setting aside the soaked book and standing to dust off her dress.

“Don’t play stupid with me, Ella,” I growled, jabbing my finger toward her. “You told Liam about the contract, and for what? To hasten the end of our marriage? Do you really want a divorce so badly that you’d betray me like that, less than three days after you just willingly signed a contract?”

Ella stared mutely, her gaze shifting between me and Gabriel, who was standing beside me.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” she finally said.

“Enough.” I turned, too angry to even look her in the face when she was lying right in front of me. “I can’t believe you, Ella. Until you have an apology prepared, I don’t want to hear it.”

And with that, I stormed out, Gabriel on my heels. The door slamming shut behind us sounded like a gunshot going off in the quiet house.

Ella

Alexander and Gabriel stormed off, the door slamming shut behind them. I just stared for a long moment, completely confused.

They thought I told Liam about the contract…?

Curious, I hurried out of the solarium and upstairs, toward Liam’s room. The door was cracked open when I approached, and without thinking, I pushed it open.

Liam was packing his things on the bed.

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“What happened?” I asked by way of greeting. “Alexander said I told you about something… personal.”

Liam turned to face me. When he saw me standing there, he dropped the shirt he was folding and rushed over, taking my hands in his.

“Ella, I’m sorry, but I had to do my own digging, he said. “I heard Alexander forced you to sign a contract-

I pulled my hands away. “That was private, Liam. And I did it of my own accord.”

“Whatever he said to coerce you

“I said, that was my decision.” Anger began to simmer beneath the surface of my skin at the violation of trust. “Whatever you heard, you should have come to me first. And now Alexander is saying you’re going to the press with the information when you didn’t even talk to me about it.”

Liam’s face crumpled. “I didn’t know if you would be in your right mind,” he insisted. “If he has been playing Ind games with you, making you think you want this when you really don’t.”

“Is that what you think of me? That I’m so easily manipulated?”

Liam’s mouth opened, then closed again. That was all the answer I needed.

I pulled my shoulders back. “Whatever you might think, I made a conscious decision to sign that contract. I made a decision. No one else. And you won’t make this decision for me now.”

“Ella-” Liam reached for me, but I took a step back.

“No,” I said, shaking my head. “Something has come over you, Liam, and I don’t like it. I don’t like this new side of you. What happened to the sweet boy who used to be my best friend? When did you become so stubborn? So controlling?”

“Controlling? Ella, I-”

“The Liam I knew never would have gone behind my back like that. He never would have been so dismissive of my wishes. This isn’t you, Liam. don’t know what happened to you at that camp, but I think I can safely say now that I preferred you before.”

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