The Sickened Luna's Last Chance novel Chapter 8

Chapter 8

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Chapter 8

Ella POV

The sudden touch of Alexander’s hands on my back, exposed from the courageous dip of my dressline, made my skin feel like it was on fire.

“Why would I do that, darling?” he laughed. “She keeps making these jokes lately, all because I forgot to rub her feet last night.”

Rub my feet?

I couldn’t decide if the laugh or the embrace or the imaginary foot-rubbing was more unsettling. All three of those things were so out of character for him that it briefly made me wonder if he had been replaced with a lookalike in the past thirty seconds.

“You never rub my feet,” I hissed, pushing my palms into his chest. “You’re a liar.

Alexander held fast and chuckled. “Women,” he joked, eliciting some laughs from the people around us. The only people who weren’t laughing were Sophia and Gabriel. My father, for appearances, managed a faint chuckle.

“Alexander, what are you talking about?” I whispered, suddenly turning angry. “And let me go

But then I saw the faint glimmer in his green eyes and movement over his shoulder, and I understood.

The Alpha Council Supervisory Board had arrived six Alphas in expensive suits were moving through the crowd, which was parting around them like the sea. And they were headed straight for us.

Now I understood why Alexander was suddenly acting as if we were just a playful couple/ having a good-natured spat. Why he was lying about our intimate life like that.

He was playing up our “relationship” because the Board had just walked in.

The whole reason why Alexander had thrown this banquet tonight was to curry their favor for the upcoming election. And he couldn’t accomplish that if his perfect little wife was misbehaving, could he?

I opened my mouth to say something, not really caring what the Board thought of him at this point, but my father quickly stepped in.

“Alphas,” he said, bowing his head slightly out of respect. Meanwhile, Sophia and Gabriel had lowered their gazes completely. “It’s an honor to see you all tonight.”

The Alphas all nodded in response, but they were looking at us. I felt my face heat slightly under their scrutinizing gazes. These Alphas were some of the best of the best-elected for the

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Board based on their hard work and merits. Doctors, philanthropists, lawyers.

But one man in particular, who stood at the front, caught my eye the most.

He was staring excruciatingly at me and Alexander. His brown eyes kept flitting down to where my palms were pressed into Alexander’s chest, then to where Alexander’s arms were tightly wrapped around me, and something strange kept crossing his face.

There was something almost familiar about him, but I couldn’t quite place my finger on it.

He was certainly handsome, though-tall and slender but in a masculine way, with his dirty blond hair neatly combed back. He wore a midnight blue suit with a matching tie and a pocket square with a paisley pattern tucked into his jacket pocket.

“Alphas,” Alexander finally said, turning toward them but keeping one arm firmly wrapped around

my waist. I touched his hand, testing it to see if I could pry his fingers away, but he just dug them deeper into my skin as if to silently warn me not to try anything. “I’m so glad you were able to make it.”

“Alpha Alexander.” The handsome man at the front extended his hand, and Alexander shook. it. He then turned to me. “You must be Luna Ella.”

I nodded, and the man took my hand and kissed it. I felt Alexander’s arm tighten even further around me, but he said nothing.

When the man pulled back, he gestured around us. “This is a lovely party. Did you plan it yourself, Luna?”

I shook my head and nodded toward Gabriel. “Not this banquet, no. Beta Gabriel planned it himself. I’m taking on less of a party-planning role these days.”

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