#Chapter 38: Handling the Extras

Sophia's POV All I could focus on was Alexander, even after I left him there with his little pet. His posture was stiff, unreadable, his eyes locked on Lauren and Liam, his jaw clenched with something I couldn’t quite name. Hurt? Anger? Confusion? It didn’t matter. What mattered was the mess and the embarrassment he had caused me last night. I wasn’t going to let that happen again. Publicly announcing that his former Luna would always hold her title? Pathetic. I had been by his side for years, planning our future, our family, everything—all for him. And then he goes and does that. I moved swiftly, my heels clicking against the marble floor as I made my way through the crowd. I had to salvage this. I had to get him back on my side, back in my orbit. He was my future. My husband. The guests in the room didn’t need to know that, but I wasn’t about to let them think for a second that I wasn’t the one he’d chosen. As I reached him, I caught sight of his profile, the sharp li