The Luna Queen's Rebirth (Ellie and Dominic) novel Chapter 162

Chapter 162

This is manageable.

This is strategy.

Not destiny. Not love.

Just a deal.

And I’ll get out just fine.

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The drive to the prison is quiet.

I miss Sarah’s laugh already.

But now, all I can think about is my mother. How to make her believe this wasn’t all for her. That I wanted this because if she found out otherwise…

Dominic keeps both hands on the wheel, eyes forward, like this is just another obligation to manage. He canceled his meetings after spotting me limping past his office window toward the gates.

I told him he didn’t need to come.

He didn’t even argue. He just grabbed his keys.

The building comes into view, all gray concrete and heavy gates, and my stomach tightens automatically. I have walked through those doors too many times already. The air always smells faintly metallic. And every time I leave, I have to pretend I am strong enough not to break outside of it.

But this time would be different.

Dominic pulls into a spot near the entrance.

“I’ll wait outside,” he says.

I nod, already reaching for the door handle. My fingers curl around it.

Then I pause.

The nausea has been creeping back up my throat for the last few minutes. It always does when I get anxious. The bond feels faintly stretched when we are apart too long, like a thin thread pulling tight in my chest. I know what I want to do, but these no way I’m asking.

“And you’re waiting…why??” he asks, one brow lifting slightly.

Heat creeps into my face. I keep my eyes on the door instead of him. “Can you just…do the thing?”

There is a small silence.

Then I hear the smile in his voice before I see it. “Do the…thing?”

I turn to glare at him, finding a smirk, which only makes it worse. “You know what! So I can have enough strength to go!”

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He leans back slightly, studying me, clearly enjoying this tnore than he should.

“You could ask properly,” he says lightly.

I narrow my eyes. “Dominic.”

“I’m just saying, a please=”

“Dom! Kiss me-‘

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