Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0012

Ella POV

In my last life, I had naively believed that opening travel routes to the North would be a good thing and that it would bring opportunity to our pack. But now I had seen enough as a Luna to know that the North couldn’t be

trusted.

There was far too much rogue activity to safely open a travel route.

Of course, in this timeline, no one would expect me to know that.

I stood up as I prepared to answer. I could feel my father staring at me, and I wasn’t sure if he was concerned or confident. I didn’t dare to look. I took a deep breath and then began to speak.

“I can see the allure of opening travel with the North,” I said. “But considering the level of rogue activity around the northern border, I think that to make such a thing work we would be forced to open checkpoints and increase patrols at the border. It wouldn’t be cost–efficient, and it would compromise the safety of our people.”

A hush fell over the room as everyone stared at me. I kept my face neutral, though I worried that I had said something wrong.

David and his father were both staring at me as if I had lost my mind.

Did I misunderstand the situation, or had I revealed too much? Would people become suspicious that something strange was going on with me?

My hands started to shake from the nerves, then a voice spoke up.

It was the Alpha King.

“She makes a very good point,” the Alpha King said, “We must consider the safety and well–being of our people above all else, and the risks outweigh the benefits.”

He was smiling approvingly at me, and I felt relief wash over me. He had always been kind to me, but that was when I was only a child.

The Alpha King was a kind man and a devoted father. Everyone knew how much he loved his daughter and made sure that she was as capable and informed as any man in the kingdom. There had even been rumors that he planned to have his daughter inherit their pack when she grew up

on your side was incredibly important. David had often talked about wanting to win favor with him, but that was easter said than done: The Alpha King was difficult to impress,

said as I slowly sat back

of items being discussed that I was able to follow and understand, but I didn’t feel the need to

my father spoke up, but for the

too much emotion

as a 20–year–old, I hardly ever people to be surprised to see me and shocked

sense for ctually understood what was going

+25 BONUS

Chapter 9012

ended, people began to walk around and socialize again. David hurried to

ann around me.

his connection to me. I kept a friendly. smile plastered on my face, but in reality,

okay and that we were a happy couple deeply in love. That was the role I

see Alexander across the room. He was watching me with a look of distaste on

walked around the room, people stopped us to congratulate us on our engagement, and I nodded with a smile stuck to my

at

couple,” one of the

excited,” his

no idea,” I replied.

would be Ella,” David said. He made a show of gripping my waist

lips touched mine, my heart turned to ice. I had never been so repulsed

squeezing my eyes shut tightly and imagining that I was somewhere far away. I heard cheers and scattered applause around us before

no problem convincing people to support you as king.

my resolve breaking 1 wanted to scrub my face and get the sensation of David’s touch off of “Excuse me,” I

me and turned his full attention back to

my lips.

my way out of the large lobby. As I passed by Alexander, our eyes met. Now was