“Luna Ella! Alpha Alexander! What an honor to have you both in our store today.”I smiled politely while Alexander stepped away to wait on one of the plush armchairs by the fitting rooms. “I’m looking for a dress for a party,” I explained. “It needs to be a cocktail dress that’s suitable around fami
Ella“What’s that?” Alexander stepped forward to peer over my shoulder at the invitation.I shrugged and held it out to him. “Just a party at Stormhollow hosted by my father and stepmother. I assume you won’t want to go.”Alexander took the invitation and was silent for a moment as his eyes scanned
That was it. The final straw.“How dare you?” I said, stepping toward him. “You deliberately spilled that popcorn on me. And don’t try to deny it—I saw the look on your face when you did it.”People around us had begun to stare, but I didn’t care anymore.“You’ve disrespected me from day one.” I jab
EllaThe tears slipped out before I could stop them.I didn’t expect to be so upset over a stupid dress. But this was supposed to be my first date ever—even if it was fake.Dammit, I was twenty-two years old and had never experienced a normal date before. The fact that I’d finally worked up the cour
“Ella,” he said, straightening a little as I approached. “What are you doing here?”I held out the movie tickets, hating the way my hand trembled slightly. “I thought we could go see a movie together.”…AlexanderI stared at the movie tickets in Ella’s outstretched hand. A horror film. Tonight. Jus
Ella & AlexanderEllaI barely saw Alexander the next day. He had left the house before I woke up, giving me no chance to talk to him about what happened.But I tried not to feel guilty about last night. After all, it wasn’t my fault that Alexander couldn’t take a joke. And even if it wasn’t a joke,