The Sickened Luna's Last Chance novel Chapter 54

Chapter 54

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Chapter 54

Ella

Over the next few days, the cameras continued to follow us everywhere, documenting our every move. So Alexander and I continued our charade, playing the happy couple whenever we stepped outside the mansion.

I mostly just accompanied Alexander during his Alpha duties, smiling at his side during meetings, playing the role of a doting and loyal wife everywhere we went. To the outside world, we were the perfect Alpha and Luna duo, completely in love and utterly devoted to each other.

But the moment we would step inside the house, the act would drop. Within the walls of that mansion, we would always go right back to our usual pattern-distant and cold, sharing a bedroom only out of necessity.

One evening, after a particularly exhausting day of playing the doting wife, I found myself sitting alone at the dining table, picking at a plate of roast chicken and vegetables. Alexander had disappeared into his office the moment we’d returned home without even bothering to say goodbye.

“Dining alone again?”

I looked up to find Liam standing in the doorway with his hands in his pockets.

I stabbed a piece of broccoli with my fork. “As usual.” There was no point in lying anymore. Liam knew that our marriage was loveless. He didn’t know everything, but he knew enough. He had extended his stay and had seen plenty of tense moments to know that there was no real romance between us.

“Does he ever dine with you?” Liam asked.

I hesitated, then shrugged. “No. Not really.”

Something dark flashed across Liam’s face, although he quickly smoothed it away. Without asking permission, he pulled out the chair across from me and sat down. Lwatched as he reached for an empty plate from the stack at the center of the table and helped himself to some food from the serving dishes.

“No one should eat alone,” he said simply.”

A lump formed in my throat at that. How pathetic was I, getting emotional over someone merely sitting with me during a meal? But after five years of dining alone night after night, the company felt like a gift.

“Thank you,” I whispered.

Liam smiled warmly. “So, how was your day?”

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I snorted and popped a piece of chicken into my mouth. “Oh, you know. Just another day in paradise.”

“I saw the pictures from your lunch date the other day. Very convincing.”

“Well, that’s the point, isn’t it?” I sighed, setting down my fork and reaching for my wine. ” To be convincing.”

We fell into easy conversation after that, reminiscing about our childhood, sharing stories from the years we’d been apart. It felt good to laugh, to talk without thinking about every word, to simply exist.

I was so engrossed in our conversation that I didn’t notice Alexander’s arrival until Liam’s eyes flicked to the doorway and his smile faded.

I turned to find Alexander standing there with a blank expression. But for a brief moment, something flashed in his eyes. If I didn’t know any better, I would have thought it was jealousy.

Before I could speak, Alexander pulled out the chair at the head of the table and sat down, serving himself from the dishes.

The atmosphere instantly shifted. I froze as Alexander picked up his fork and began to eat. Liam’s fingers tightened almost imperceptibly around his wine glass.

Alexander never ate with me. Not once in five years, except for the lunch date the other day, which wasn’t a terribly pleasant experience. And now here he was, dining with me like we did it every night.

Except he seemed to forget one thing: conversation.

He just… sat there. And ate. Quietly.

The silence became almost unbearable. I pushed my food around my plate, my appetite suddenly gone.

“So,” Liam finally said, clearing his throat, “this is nice. The three of us, having dinner together. Very… civilized.”

Alexander grunted in response.

“We should play a game,” Liam suddenly suggested. “To pass the time.”

I raised an eyebrow. “A game? What kind of game?”

“Twenty Questions,” Liam replied with a smirk. But with a twist. We each think of a person, and the others have to guess who it is. And,” he added, reaching for the bottle of wine on the table, “we drink if we get a question wrong.”

“That seems childish,” Alexander muttered.

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“Afraid you’ll lose?” Liam challenged, already pouring wine into his glass.

Alexander’s jaw clenched, “I don’t lose,”

“Then prove it.”

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I watched this exchange with fascination. It was clear that neither man wanted to back down, their Alpha instincts kicking in at the same time ke two switches being flipped at once. But it wasn’t just that it was the way Alexander’s eyes kept flicking to me, then back to Liam.

Was he actually jealous? The idea seemed absurd, but the way he was looking at us made me wonder if I’d been mistaken before, and my heart did a stupid little flip.

But Alexander was an Alpha at the end of the day, and I was his mate. It was likely just biology. I repeated that thought in my head and forcefully shoved down whatever feelings that had begun to form before they could take root.

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