Another Chance for the Luna Queen novel

apter 0217 Chapter 0217 +25 BONUS As Alexanders voice grew more tense , my unease deepened .

A meeting ? I repeated , the faint background chatter growing louder in my mind .

I knew that second voice , but I couldnt place it .

Something about it made me uneasy .

Yes , he said firmly , a trace of irritation slipping through his usually composed demeanor .

Its nothing for you to worry about .

But the words did nothing to reassure me .

For a moment , I hesitated , wondering if I should push for more details .

Before I could decide , Alexander spoke again , softer now , almost tender .

Ella , everything is under control .

Trust me .

I wanted to desperately .

But as the call ended and I stood there clutching my phone , a troubling thought gnawed at me .

The voices Id heard werent faint whispers or distant echoes ; they were distinct and urgent .

What kind of meeting was he in ? And why did it feel like Alexander was hiding something from me ? As I turned to leave , a text message appeared on my phone , pulling me out of my spiraling thoughts .

The sender was unknown , and the message was simple yet chilling : Be careful who you trust .

Not everything is as it seems .

Third Person POV Be careful who you trust .

Not everything is as it seems .

Brianna stared down at the screen of her phone , her fingers hovering over the message she had just sent .

The words felt insufficient , their weight not nearly enough to deliver the blow she intended .

With a frustrated sigh , she deleted the message from her history .

It didnt matter .

This phone wasnt hers anyway just a cheap throwaway device , a temporary means of contacting Miss Rowan without the messages ever being traced back to her .

Shed use it a couple more times , then ditch it .

David wanted the wedding stopped , but even he wasnt delusional enough to think Brianna could single handedly bring that about .

Still , his suggestions had been laughably desperate .

Tell her you slept with Alexander , hed sneered .

Tell her youre pregnant .

Tell her Alexander is a killer , and you have proof .

Brianna had scoffed at the absurdity of it all .

Ella Rowan wouldnt fall for such outlandish lies , no matter how convincingly they were delivered .

Davids desperation oozed from every ridiculous claim .

She had come up with a better plan .

A little poison had worked for her in the past .

It had taken Ella years to realize her medication had been tampered with .

So , poison would work again .

It was easy to track her movements and even easier to get access to the winery .

A little extra added to the wine bottles , with a syringe thorough the corks , and her job was done .

No one would die , but a wedding that makes the guests ill is memorable for all the wrong reasons .

It would make David happy .

But Brianna wasnt doing this just for David .

She had her own reasons , her own score to settle with the Rowan family .

David was merely a convenient source of resources a pawn she manipulated to fuel her quest for revenge .

When he outlived his usefulness , she would discard him without a second thought .

The thought of that day made her smile , a slow , venomous curve of her lips .

David would be furious , of course .

He +25 BONUS Chapter 0217 would rant and rage , unable to comprehend why someone like her a lowly creature in his eyes dared to defy him .

His indignation would be delicious .

These privileged children of alphas thought they could step on anyone who crossed their paths , use people as tools to further their own whims .

They were wrong .

Brianna would make sure they learned that lesson the hard way .

It didnt matter to her if Ella Rowan got married .

Good for her .

It just meant that when Brianna followed through with her plan , she could take Alexander Black down at the same time .

Nothing was going to stand in the way of her revenge .

And the best part was , they would never see it coming .

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