Chapter 36 Avoiding the problem

*Charlotte*

My heart skipped a beat, fluttering like the wings of a butterfly as I heard Alexander declare me as his chosen mate. His future Luna, his fiance. I almost couldn’t believe my ears, my body growing warm as I couldn’t stop the smile that grew on my face.

Just a few weeks ago, he’d been so adamant about calling off our engagement, threatening his own father just so he wouldn’t have to marry me, and now he was telling the woman he’d claimed to be in love with for so long that he’d chosen me instead of her?

It was hard not to be giddy, the feelings I’d been repressing overflowing. The ones I’d kept hidden, reminding myself he would never be mine, and now…I could finally express my own feelings.

Feeling like a sparkler on the fourth of July, I glanced up at Alexander, opening my mouth to tell him all of the feelings I’d wanted to say but a loud sob interrupted my delusions. I only remembered now - we weren’t alone.

Sylvia had covered her face with her hands, tea