NovelEnglishChapter 27
Ella
Yesterday's kiss may have momentarily distracted the press from the contract scandal, but that didn’t mean |
wanted to spend more tWER A than absolutely necessary.
Especially not after last night.
But Alexander was right; the press would be watching us like hawks over the coming days, and we had to at
least make an attempt to look like the 1300). loving couple we had pretended to be yesterday.
“Ready?” Alexander asked as | made my way down the stairs. | had changed into a pair of jeans, boots, and a
light sweater to combat the spring chil outside.
| nodded and grabbed my bag off the foyer table before following him out the door.
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The moment we stepped outside, camera flashes erupted from the bushes lining the road outside the large fence
surrounding the property. Paparaz course. They'd been camping out since the press conference yesterday.
Alexander's arm immediately slid around my waist, pullingagainst his side. | pasted on a smile, leaning into
him as we made our way toward the car
Alexander opened the door for me. More camera flashes. More fake smiles. By the the slid into the driver's
seat beside me, my cheeks were already aching.
“Where exactly are we going?” | asked as we pulled away from the mansion, the paparazzi scrambling into their
own vehicles to follow us.
“Border patrol,” Alexander replied, his eyes fixed on the road. “I do it every week. Check the perimeter, make
sure there aren’t any weaknesses in cur defenses, look for signs of rogues.”
Of course. Alpha duties. The kind of thing he'd never invitedto in five years of marriage. But then again, |
supposed | had never asked; | had always focused on my Luna duties, which didn’t often involve going out into
the wilderness.
When | was younger, | was always outside. When | wasn't following around the Stormhollow warriors and
training, | was usually in a tree somewhere, or perhaps swimming in the creek out behind my old house.
But a “good” Luna, or at least the type of Luna my father and stepmother wantedto be, was typically
expected to stay home; manage the household, tend to the children (not that we had any), and perform clerical
work like managing expenses.
So | stopped climbing trees and swimming in creeks, just like | stopped training.
Because that was what was expected of me.
After that, we drove in silence for a while. | stared out the window, watching as the mansion grounds gave way
to dense forest.
This early in the morning, there was still a light mist hanging over the landscape. | rolled down the window and
leaned my head slightly out, inhaling the cool air. The way the wind blew through my hair soothed me.
When | leaned back in my seat, | caught a glimpse of Alexander looking at me. But when | turned to return the
stare, his gaze was fixed firmly on the road ahead again.
Finally, we parked along the side of the road at the edge of Ashclaw territory, right where it met Moonshine
territory. The paparazzi parked a little ways down the street and in the bushes as if we wouldn't notice them,
their cameras already out and ready by the tthey got out of their cars.
Like a perfect gentleman, Alexander caround to open my door again, offering his hand to helpout. |
took it, forcing another smile as we made a show of intertwining our fingers...
Just to drive the point home, | swung our hands a little as we walked. | could feel Alexander's hand tense around
mine, but he didn’t resist it.
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