Another Chance for the Luna Queen

Ella POV

Alexander looked at me expectantly, his question hanging heavily in the air between us. Panic raced through me as 1 tried to think of a way to respond that would defuse the situation, but nothing came to me.

I laughed uneasily.

* supposed to be the one asking the questions," I said. "Before we even spoke to Dr. McIntyre, you promised me you'd explain what was going on. But now you're deflecting."

"You're the one deflecting," Alexander countered. "I need to know about that list. I need you to explain how you know those people."

"They're friends of David's," I said, natrowing my eyes at him. "Why are you acting so strange about this?" He stared at me unblinkingly, as if weighing my words. A frustrated knot tightened in my chest. Alexander had been acting strangely himself lately. I knew he was hiding things-things I needed to know.

He kept saying he'd come clean, then always found an excuse not to.noveldrama

If I was being honest, it made me angry. But more than that, I was exhausted.

Exhausted from hiding. Exhausted from David's mind games. Exhausted from juggling two different lives in my head. Exhausted from the fact that no one truly understood what was happening to me.

"I have to know,” Alexander said. "Ella, those men are very dangerous people. I need to know how you're connected to them. Handing their names over like that... they will come after you if they find out."

I felt panicked as his words sank in. I'd messed up. I only knew those names because of the original timeline, but I couldn't explain that. I had to distract him.

"How do you think I feel when you refuse to explain yourself?" I asked. "And yet you expect me to tell you everything. That doesn't seem fair."

"I know it isn't fair," Alexander said softly. "What matters right now is that I understand how you know those men. Ella, they are dangerous people. If I'm going to protect you, I need to understand how much you really know,"

His voice dropped lower, sharper. "I can tell you're hiding things. You keep making little slip-ups, saying things you shouldn't know. And honestly? I'm starting to question what I've gotten myself into with you."

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I stared at him, wide-eyed. For a brief, incredulous moment, I almost laughed. But the anger burned hotter.

I glared at him instead. "I could say the exact same thing to you," I shot back. "How do you know who they are? What do you know about them?"

The frustration on Alexander's face was quickly turning to anger. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened them again, he spoke in a calmer voice.

"I will tell you when the time is right."

That made me angry too, but I knew that it would be a mistake to let my emotions get out of hand. Half of what I was feeling was my wolf's wild emotions. It was difficult to separate them from my own, but I was trying.

1 took a deep breath, then said, “Let's talk about this when we get home."

I could tell he wanted to argue, but after a brief hesitation, he nodded silently.

My mind was racing, but it kept circling back to the same thought-Alexander was never going to open up to me

as long as he knew I had my own secrets. If I wanted him to be truthful with ine- and I did, more than anything- then I had to be truthful with him first. And that felt impossible.

If I told him about the original timeline, about my second chance, he'd think I was insane. I hadn't even been able to tell my own parents, and yet... it felt like the only option

I had to open up to Alexander, no matter how terrifying it was, no matter how dangerous it might be. And I knew without a doubt it was very dangerous,

If he had me thrown in an asylum for the rest of my life, so be it. At least I would know that David was no longer a threat to the kingdom. I had accomplished what I set out to do.