Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

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Ella POV

When David’s eyes met niine, he smiled brightly. It was a genuine smile, and it took me off guard. Then I realized why he was so happy: everyone around him was looking at me in shock, and he liked the attention.

He stepped away from the group and put his arm around my waist.

“This is Ella,” he said, introducing me to the women. “My fiancée.”

The women all turned their attention to me, leaving Amanda to pout on her own

“It’s so nice to meet you,” the first woman said. I reached out my hand to her, and she shook it.

“It’s nice to meet you too,” I replied. Then I turned to the second woman and smiled. “Nice to see you again.”

“It’s nice to see you too,” she said weakly.

“Are you all right?” I asked. “You seem a little shaken.”

She smiled awkwardly. “I’m just surprised. You seem so different than the last time I saw you.”

“You’re nothing like the spoiled little princess I’ve heard stories about,” the first woman said.

I raised my eyebrows at her in faux surprise. “Is that what you’ve heard about me?” I asked. “Who would say such a thing?”

Both of the women glanced at Amanda, and she looked away from all of us.

Excited whispers started up in the crowd, and we turned to see Alexander approaching the podium. I pulled away from David’s grip and moved forward with the crowd so that I wouldn’t miss the speech. David and the rest of his friends followed after me.

I couldn’t blame them for their reactions. After all,

up to the microphone and began to

just for the enjoyment of my own pack but for all of us. I want this to be

publicly in a long time. I could see why people

I could feel the crowd

snidely. “He’s just putting on this show

bring this to the capital for everyone to enjoy, so I hope that you’ll all come in today, check out what we have to offer, and have

us, there was a row of cameras and some Journalis jotting down notes. The crowd applauded Alexander’s short speech, and as the

lately, so when can we expect a marria

gs throwing their arms up in the air and waving to get His

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as a disadvantage for an Alpha King candidate,” the reporter added.

and for a second, we made eye contact. Then he looked back at the crowd, and with a sly smile on his face, he said, “Actually, I’ve already

similar reaction. Some people even booed, and I’m pretty sure I heard one woman crying. Mostly, what I

I had to admit that I admired Alexander–he was confident, willing to take risks, and charming, far more so than people who played it safe to get ahead in life.

who his mystery love was. He could also trust that they

people over could only be done if they were thinking and

a few more words, welcoming everyone in and saying that he hoped everyone had a great

had accomplished what I came to do for the day, but I knew that I couldn’t just leave–it would look suspicious if I did. As I was trying to decide what to do, Amanda linked

outfit today that you need to refresh your

It was obvious to me now that she just wanted to make sure I looked immature in public. She wanted herself to look better in comparison. I wish I’d noticed this

easy for her, in our other life, to make people see her as the better Luna, the more mature and reasonable one. No

“but the Alpha Council is coming up, and I think I’d like to go with my father. I should probably buy

always asked me to go to the council with him, but I hadn’t wanted to. He used to stress how important it was that I learned how to be a leader. I knew he hoped that I would be able to learn more about pack affairs, but he always

we had more time with each