Another Chance for the Luna Queen novel

Chapter 0020 Chapter 0020 She frowned slightly , and I thought she might refuse , but instead , she lifted her eyes to me and asked , How did you know my dress size ? I smiled and let my eyes trail down her body slowly .

Im very observant , I said .

A little bit of pink rose to her cheeks .

Ella POV I was about to respond to Alexanders obvious flirtations when I saw a light out of the corner of my eye .

Instinctively , I reached out and grabbed Alexanders wrist , pulling him back into the shadows with me .

We ended up pressed against the corner of the house , our bodies close together as a guard with a flashlight approached .

My heart rate sped up I couldnt afford to get caught with him , not like this .

There would be no way to explain it without raising suspicion .

I was extremely frustrated .

It was ridiculous that I , the daughter of the Alpha , had to sneak around in my own yard , hiding from my own guards .

Why couldnt Alexander have just contacted me like a normal person ? But deep down , I knew why we had to keep the fact that we knew each other as secret as possible .

I glanced around , desperate for anywhere we could run to without being seen , but suddenly the guard stopped walking and turned his back to us .

I breathed a small sigh of relief as the beam of the flashlight shifted away from us and landed on a tall , pretty woman .

You forgot your food , she said in a soft , sweet tone as she approached the guard .

Sorry , , he replied , bending down to kiss her lightly before taking the lunch bag she held up to him .

She smiled warmly .

Its hot out youll need your food and something cool to drink .

I felt strange watching the two of them interact .

It was obvious they were very much in love , and my heart broke a little .

There was a time when I thought this was what David and I had , but I was so wrong .

It was hard not to be jealous of what they had .

Alexander moved slightly , and I felt his body press close to mine .

I looked up at him questioningly , and stuttered as I realized just how close we were .

my heart His chest was pressing into me as he stood in front of me , pinning me against the side of the house .

Heat rushed through me at the contact .

I could feel myself blushing yet again .

I realized that he was wearing dark clothes , so he was moving himself in front of me so that my brightly colored clothes wouldnt stand out in the dark .

Despite that good reason for the contact , I couldnt help but wonder if our contact made him feel as heated as I was .

If he did feel this attraction , there was no sign of it on his face .

At least , not that I could see in the dim light .

We watched as the guard and his wife walked away togethe Once they were far enough away that I could be sure we wouldnt be seen .

I gently pushed Alexander away .

Ill see you at the banquet , I said softly .

Thank you for e invitation and the dress .

Its my pleasure he said with a slight smirk Chapter 0020 +25 BONUS Then he turned and walked off into the darkness .

I knew without a doubt that he would make it home without being detected , so I didnt wait around to watch him go .

Instead , I snuck back into the house and up to my room .

I set the box aside and collapsed onto my bed .

Today had been truly exhausting , and I needed to get some sleep , but as I lay there , my heart wouldnt stop racing .

I knew it wasnt due to the close call with the guard or the thrill of sneaking out ; it was because of Alexander and the way he looked at me .

After what David and Amanda did to me , I felt like my heart had been ripped out and stomped on .

I never wanted to go through anything like that again .

I never wanted to allow anyone to get close enough to hurt me like that .

Yet every time Alexander was near , my face got heated , and my heart raced .

It was attraction , nothing more .

I couldnt allow it to be anything more .