The Luna Queen's Rebirth (Ellie and Dominic) novel Chapter 241

Chapter 241

Ellie’s POV

Days passed, and nothing changed. Not in any ways that mattered, at least.

I didn’t see Dominic much during those days. He spent most of his time out of the house, and I spent most of my time at the healer academy, going through the motions of studying and attending classes without really noticing any of it. Everything felt like a blur

Sarah was the only constant in that time. I gave her the knife, still securely wrapped in its bag, the day after the festival.

“Please test this, if you can,” I said. Her brows shot up as I held out the bag, but she took it, holding it up to the light.

“Why? And for what?” My friend shot me a look.

“Would you be mad at me if I only answer one of those questions?” I asked, rubbing my hands together.

Sarah’s hand dropped to her side, still holding the bag. “Ellie, is this another one of your secrets?”

“The pile hasn’t technically gotten any bigger, if that’s any consolation,” I said with a sheepish smile.

Sarah stared at me. I wanted to tell her everything. I really did. But every time I tried, the words got stuck in my throat, and I just… I couldn’t bring myself do it.

I felt like a bad friend for not telling her, of all people, the truth. Sarah had always been there for me, and I loved her like a sister, far more than I had ever loved Vivian as one.

But I supposed there was a small, illogical part of me that thought she might not believe me if I told her the truth. Just like everyone else. And that if I told her, she would just think I was messing with her or completely insane or both, and it might ruin the one friendship that I cared about the most in the world.

As if keeping such a big secret from her wasn’t already enough to ruin everything once she realized it.

“Fine,” she sighed, tucking the knife into her bag. “What am I testing for?”

“Wolfsbane toxin.”

Sarah’s brows shot up. “I want to ask more questions now.”

“Test it first, then we’ll talk.”

She huffed. “Alright, alright. I’m assuming it should be kept between us?”

“Yes. Please.”

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Sarah nodded and promised to test the blade when she had a chance. We parted ways after that.

Now, it had been two days since then. I hadn’t heard from Sarah since in regards to the knife, but I kept thinking back to the assassin’s confusion when I had asked about the toxin. He had seemed genuinely confused, and insisted that his goal was to stab, not to poison.

I still didn’t know for certain if he was telling the truth. I also didn’t know who he was working for. But I

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hoped to uncover it all as soon as possible, because after what happened the other night, I was most definitely not going to die for Dominic again.

On the rare occasion that I had seen him in the three days following the festival, he said nothing to me. Not

a word. He didn’t even look at me,

It hurt more than I wanted to admit, even to myself. He just seemed… done. But he also hadn’t spoken of

divorce.

It was a little too close to the way things used to be between us in my past life for comfort. Every time he brushed past me in the hallway or stared over my shoulder at the breakfast table like I wasn’t even there, it was a cold reminder of exactly how our lives were before.

Cold. Empty. Full of bitterness and resentment and a distance that couldn’t be closed, even on my deathbed.

Man. History really did love to repeat itself.

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