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The Hidden Luna Queen (Maeve and Xaden) novel Chapter 71

Chapter 71 

THIRD PERSON POV 

She hadn’t been seen

It was close.. so, so close, but she managed to stay hidden

Hiding around the corner of a beauty salon, Bella’s heart pounded frantically against her chest as she watched a dreadfully familiar- looking girl walk down the sidewalk of the everpopular Mona Road 

All this plotting and communicating with Luna Victoria was taking a toll on Bella’s precious mental health, so she’d decided to take a muchdeserved shopping trip to treat herself for all her hard work. A few hours later and a few thousand dollars spent, thanks to her father’s credit card, she was blissfully minding her own business in search of her next stop to splurge and shop the rest of her heart outwhen it happened 

The moment her dainty shoulder had been all but rammed into, almost throwing her to the ground and soiling all of the new, gorgeous -and expensiveoutfits she’d bought, she shook with boiling rage. How could anyone dare to smack into her like that?! 

Clearly, they either had no clue who she was or simply thought themselves better than her

Whoever this person was would pay dearly for that grave mistake

She’d swung her head in the direction of the lowlife responsible for the crime, ready to give them hell until she caught sight of dull, black hair that dangled from this person’s head. pale skin muddied with those hideous impurities called freckles.. and then, she heard 

that voice 

That quiet, insecure voice that grated against her delicate eardrums like broken glass against a chalkboard

That was a voice she would never forget

But before she could take a moment to really take in the girl’s face, to confirm if it was in fact who she thought it was, it was too late. The girl had already dipped her head in a pathetic attempt to apologize and returned to scurrying down the sidewalk without another word

Stunned. Bella had slipped behind the corner of the nearest building and kept her eyes firmly locked on that girl’s retreating figure. She watched as she met up with another young woman further down the street, appearing similar in age to that of Bella, with heavy eye makeup and a large sunhat obscuring the color of her hair. It was too far for her to clearly make out the face of this new girl, but there was something oddly familiar about her as well

Something that she couldn’t quite pinpoint yet

But then, as if by some miracle of providence, the girl that knocked into Bella turned around, glancing around in her direction. And her heart felt ready to burst and drop at the same time

That face.. it could only have belonged to her little plaything

That damned Maudy Mae 

So she was still in the capital, then. From what Bella recalled, that brat had never been the type to venture far beyond her territory, which told her that she had to have been in close proximity to the capital, if not living here, or knew somebody that could bring her here

But the point was, she was here. And Bella was bere. Perhaps she no longer needed to scheme her way into Princess Charlotte’s circle

Maybe this was her chance to get whatever information she needed

Quickly, she pulled out her cell phone and dialed the number of her partner in crime. If there was anyone who could advise her on what she needed to do, it was the proud and conniving Luna of Moonstone, herself

And it wasn’t long before her posh, refined voice buzzed through the phone. Bella. What is it!” 

I’m sorry for bothering you, Luna, but she.. I- 

Look,” Victoria sharply cut Bella off. The vague sound of items being stuffed into a purse could be heard over the phone. If you mean to waste my time, then we should really reschedule that for another day. Fin getting ready to visit Sarah.” 

Bella’s heart lurched. No, please, this is important!she insisted in hushed tones, clurching her cell phone for dear life. II think I saw 

Mau Marve

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All of a sudden, the line filled with a tense silence. And for a moment, she worried the call went dead, until the Luna spoke up once 

more

Are you absolutely sure?” 

Bella’s mouth opened, poised to answer, but it was like her throat closed up. Was she confident that she saw Maeve? It certainly looked like her and sounded like her but the dirty, little creature that lingered in her memories had never been so cheerful as the girl she saw walk down the street

Frankly, she could not recall even the slightest instance where Maeve smiled or fully lifted her eyes in her presence. Part of her didn’t think it was even possible for someone like her

But the resemblance was so uncanny along with the fact that she was accompanied by that heavyset woman who also looked so very familiar.. whom she had met that fateful afternoon in Prince Xaden’s mansion those weeks ago

It had to be her

Bella, if you are not certain, then I implore you to 

It’s her,Bella blurted out, despite still struggling to come to terms with what she’d seen with her own eyes, still trying desperately to replay those quick moments to analyze those features even more. She was in the company of Prince Xaden’s housekeeper. I’d recognize those two anywhere. But 

But!Victoria repeated. Her impatience spoke louder than anything else. For goodnesssake, spit it out.” 

There was a third girl,Bella admitted sheepishly, feeling conflicted. A girl I can’t quite place. She has a face that I feel like I’ve seen 

before 

There was a pregnant pause before Victoria spoke up again. Is there a chance it was someone close to the royal family? Could it even have been the princess, herself?” 

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