The Sickened Luna's Last Chance novel Chapter 489

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Chapter 489

I sank down onto the bottom step of the staircase and put my head in my hands.

A long time passed; how long, exactly, I wasn’t entirely sure. Long enough for my tears to dry, but not long enough for Alexander to return. Eventually, I stood up and rubbed my eyes. I needed to talk to Alexander. We needed to figure this out together, not fight about it. This was ridiculous.

I walked through the house to his study. The door was closed, but I could hear Alexander and Jane’s voices inside. I was about to knock when I heard Alexander say something that made me freeze.

“Maybe I should go away for a bit.”

My hand hovered over the doorknob. Go away? Where was he going? Without thinking, I pushed the door open. Both Alexander and Jane looked up, surprised to see me.

“Where are you going?” I asked.

Alexander glanced at Jane, then back at me. “Jane suggested a press tour. I think I should go now. The best way to fight this is by improving our reputations, and maybe then we can garner enough support to get Lilith back. In the meantime, I’ll work on liquidating enough assets to pay Richard off if necessary.”

“Oh.” My shoulders slumped a little. He was right, as much as I hated to admit it. Maybe this was better th jumping into the fire headfirst. “I should pack, then. We should present a united—”

“I’m going alone.”

I froze. “Why?”

“It’s best if you avoid the public spotlight for now,” Jane explained gently, as if she were speaking to a child. ” After the press tour, once Alexander’s approval ratings improve, we’ll discuss next steps.”

“I see,” I muttered. The thought of Alexander leaving me, leaving us, while my mother was being tortured, didn’t sit right with me. But I wanted to trust Alexander. Most of all, I wanted to prove to him that I wasn’t as irrational as he seemed to think; that I wouldn’t just “run off and go on my own adventures“.

“I’ll be gone three days. Four at most.” Alexander walked around the desk toward me. “Are you okay with that?”

I hesitated, but nodded. “Okay. I trust you.”

Alexander’s expression softened. He pulled me into his arms and I let him, even though part of me was still

angry.

“I’m sorry,” he murmured into my hair. “For what I said earlier. About you running off on your own. That wasn’t fair.”

“You were right though.” The words tasted bitter. “If I had just stayed home-

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He pulled back to look at me. “Don’t blame yourself for this. Richard is the one doing this. Not you.”

I nodded, even though I wasn’t sure I believed him.

He kissed me then, soft and gentle. When he pulled away, some of the tension had left his face.

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Chapter 489

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The following morning, I woke to the sound of movement in the room. The sun was barely up, the room still dim with early morning light. I blinked and sat up to find Alexander already dressed, pulling a sweater over his head.

“You’re leaving now?” I asked, glancing at the clock. It wasn’t even five o’clock yet.

He turned and gave me an apologetic look. “I didn’t want to wake you. But yeah, Jane’s already here. She’s waiting downstairs.”

We walked downstairs together. Jane was standing in the foyer with a travel bag slung over her shoulder and her phone in her hand. She looked up when we appeared and smiled.

“Morning,” she said brightly.

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