Another Chance for the Luna Queen novel

Chapter 360 Chapter 360 Ella POV By the time we got to the apartment , I was conflicted .

I felt like I had made some kind of mistake in the way I handled Amanda , but it was too late to take it back .

Whatever happened next was out of my hands .

It wasnt as though Alexander and I had a chance to plan how to handle it .

The king had given us no opportunity to prepare or even properly react .

We had to act immediately , and now , I could only hope that I hadnt made things worse .

Alexander was quiet , lost in thought .

I didnt push him to talk .

He had plenty to process too .

There was still so much for us to consider .

For now , the headlines were all about Archer , which gave us a little breathing room .

After all , it was his sister who had been arrested .

It didnt exactly help his newly announced campaign .

As Alexander walked toward the kitchen , the ding of his phone cut through the silence .

He paused , checking the message .

A deep frown settled over his face .

What is it ? I asked , bracing myself for more bad news .

Its a picture , he said softly .

Of Sabrina and her daughter .

I stepped to his side , and Alexander lowered his phone for me to see .

My eyes narrowed as he slowly cycled through a few images .

Sabrina and her daughter were sitting at a café .

The little girl had Alexanders bright eyes and pale hair .

She looked so much like him .

Seeing her again , it was even clearer .

Alexander inhaled sharply as he flipped to the next photo .

And then I saw her .

Diana , I said angrily .

She was standing at the table , obviously speaking to Sabrina .

I turned to Alexander , my pulse pounding .

What does this mean ? But the pained expression on his face melted away my anger .

This was difficult for him .

I couldnt forget that .

It makes sense , Alexander said .

Dianas her aunt .

If Sabrina was in trouble , she has no other family to turn to .

There was an unmistakable sorrow in his tone , so I tried to be gentle as I asked , What do you mean , no other family ? Her parents died when we were kids , he explained .

Im not even sure if Diana is actually her blood aunt or if she was just very close friends with Sabrinas parents .

It was a subject she never liked to talk about , and I never pressed her on it .

But she has no one else .

If its true that her husband turned his back on her , then she has nowhere else to go .

And Diana is taking advantage of that , I said , realization sinking in .

1/2 Chapter 360 +25 BONUS Alexander nodded .

I expected anger , but instead , he just looked … sad .

It wasnt a reaction I had anticipated , and not one I had ever really seen from him before .

I reached out and placed my hand over his arm , gently pressing his phone down .

He looked at me, his gaze momentarily foggy before his eyes cleared and focused on mine .

We can deal with this tomorrow , I said softly .

Right , he agreed with a small nod .

Of course , youre right .

Its just … Its a lot , I finished for him , hoping he understood that meant it with empathy , Alexander exhaled , then nodded .

Im going to take a shower , he murmured .

Okay , I agreed .

Ill arrange for dinner .

Thank you , he said , bending down to kiss me lightly .

I returned the kiss , then watched him walk away .

I couldnt begin to imagine what he was feeling right now .

It seemed so likely that the little girl in the picture was his daughter .

That had to be devastating to learn he had a child he knew nothing about .

And now , before he even had the chance to meet her , she could be used against him .

I didnt know what kind of person Sabrina was , but if she was capable of using her own child as a weapon against Alexander , she was dirt in my eyes .