Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0007

Chapter 0007

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.

in the crowd were whispering and giggling as Alexander waved and smiled in greeting. I couldn’t blame them

to the microphone and began

center, not just for the enjoyment of my own pack but for all of us. I want this to be a safe and inclusive place

seen him speak publicly in a long time. I could see why people were drawn to Alexander as a leader–he’s a charismatic

every word, and I could feel the crowd shift as people

“He’s just putting

capital for everyone to enjoy, so I hope that you’ll all come in today, check out

cameras and some Journalis jotting down notes. The crowd applauded Alexander’s short speech, and as the sound died down, one of the reporters called

of success lately, so when can we expect a marria

and giggles rose up from the crowd, with various gs throwing their

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

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 fallen

mouth fell open in shock, and I could hear the crowd having a similar reaction. Some people even booed, and I’m pretty sure I heard one

I couldn’t help but smile. 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

knew that by making a statement like that, the media would be scrambling to find out who his mystery love was. He could also trust that they wouldn’t uncover anything because there was nothing to uncover–we’d never actually met

could only be done if they were thinking and talking about him. Plus, he was

a few more words, welcoming everyone in and saying that he hoped everyone had a great day. Then he left the stage with more smiles and waves to the

accomplished what I came to do for the day, but I knew that I couldn’t just leave–it would look suspicious if I

tell by your outfit today that you need to refresh your wardrobe and find something

looked immature in public. She wanted herself

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

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

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

more time with