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

having him 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, and my heart thundered as I heard him praise

you, Sir,” I said as I slowly sat

the meeting passed by relatively quickly. There were a lot of items being discussed that I was able

to do with the Rowanwood pack. Occasionally, my father spoke up, but for the

feel eyes on me, and I did my best to keep my chin up high and not let too much emotion show on my face Midn’t want to give anyone the impression

as a 20–year–old, I hardly ever people to be surprised to

made sense for ctually understood what was going

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Chapter 9012

began to walk around and socialize again. David hurried to my side and

ann around me.

he was eager to showcase his connection to me. I kept a friendly. smile plastered on my face, but in reality, my skin was crawling at the feeling of

were a happy couple deeply in love. That was the role I had to play, no matter

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

people stopped us to congratulate us on our engagement, and I nodded with a smile stuck to my face. I could tell that David was eating up the

loved when people looked at him and heaped praise on him.

are an attractive couple,” one of the older alphas said, reaching

be so excited,” his Luna said to

idea,”

knew it would be Ella,” David said. He made a show of gripping my waist and pulling me

lips touched mine, my heart turned to ice. I had

imagining that I was somewhere far away.

like Ella by your side,” the older alpha said, “you’ll have no

the sensation of David’s touch off of “Excuse me,” I said softly, pulling out

his full attention back to the Alpha

my lips.

the large lobby. As I passed by Alexander, our eyes