NovelEnglishChapter 164
Ella & Sophia
Ella
“Alexander. Ella.” Sophia stopped a respectful distance away and bowed her head. “I know this is awkward, but |
wanted to explain why I'm here.”
Alexander’s arm stayed firmly around my waist. The tension in his body tookcompletely by surprise; | knew
he’d had a falling out with her and her family after what had happened, but he looked positively thunderous.
“I told you he cares more than you think,” my wolf hummed, which I quickly silenced with a very crude mental
gesture.
“My distant cousin is running in the election,” Sophia said quickly “I'm here to see him.” She looked directly at
me, and the remorse in her eyes surprisedeven more than Alexander's fury “I'm not here to cause trouble. |
promise.”
| studied her face, searching for any sign of deception. She certainly looked sincere enough, but that meant
nothing when it cto Sophia.
“Ella,” Sophia continued, “I owe you an apology. For everything. Whatever my parents did to you, | know you
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtdidn’t deserve it.”
Right. Place the blon her parents.
Sophia might be standing here playing the innocent little girl who had nothing to do with her parents’ crimes, but
| knew better. She and her family had intentionally orchestrated my kidnapping. They'd tried to kill me. And now
she wantedto believe she was sorry?
Bullshit.
But | wasn’t about to let her see that | knew the truth. Not here, not tonight, with all these people watching and
cameras
recording our every move.
“Thank you,” | simply said. | wouldn't accept the apology.
Sophia's shoulders sagged, although | wasn’t sure if it was relief or disappointment. Her gaze slid over to
Alexander's, but his eyes remained hard as two emeralds.
He said nothing.
It was clearly a silent dismissal, and to her credit, Sophia took the int. She nodded to both of us and melted back
into the crowd, leaving us alone again.
Alexander's voice slid through the bond. “She and her family have been punished, | assure you.”
“I know.” | looked away, trying to hide the disappointment | felt that the punishment hadn’t been more severe
than it apparently was. “I trust your judgment.”
He tilted his head. “Do you?”
Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, | wasn’t going to let Sophia or anyone else spoil this evening. This was my first
night out as an expecting mother, my first chance to play the role of Luna at a major political event. | was going
to bask in every damn minute of it.
The rest of the night passed without incident. Alexander introduceto candidate atter candidate, their wives
and advisors and campaign managers. Everyone wanted to congratulate us one pregnancy, to comment on our
“beautiful love story,” to ask when the baby was due.
| played my part perfectly, smiling and chatting and letting people touch my flat tummy. | told the romantic
stories I'd crafted earlier about Alexander's devotion and | smiled up at him adoring
But as the hours wore on, the exhaustion of it all started catching to me. Playing the part of a doting wife was
starting to drag
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Finally, while Alexander rubbed elbows with a group of Alphas from the northern territory coalition, | slipped
away for a moment to myself and found a quiet table to sit at. He didn’t seem to notice my absence.
As | sat down, it seemed the combination of pregnancy hormones and the late hour was hittingharder than |
expected. 1 tried to fight it, but the comfortable chair and the dim lighting in this corner of the room were
working against me
Before | knew it, | was nodding off.
7 drifted in that pleasant space between sleep and waking, dimly aware of the sounds of the party continuing
around me. Voices and laughter, the clink of glasses, the soft music from the string quartet in the corner.
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