Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

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Chapter 0024

“If you really loved her, you wouldn’t use the term ‘wolfless.‘”

I turned toward the voice and found Alexander approaching with a fiery look in his eyes.

should

as you “It’s an inherently offensive term, and it’s not accurate. Her wolf is merely dormant due to illness, all well know since she is the daughter of a prominent Alpha and her first shift was well celebrated. Having a dormant wolf due to illness is temporary, even if it lasts for years, and it is something that Ella will no doubt recover from. It is in no way a defect.”

I felt my heartbeat flutter as I listened to Alexander’s defense of me. He was right, but more importantly, he was making David seem like a jerk.

“He’s right,” I said, turning back toward the cameras. “My wolf is with me still; she’s only dormant, and I’m following the advice of my doctor to recover from this illness and bring my wolf back to full strength. It’s only a matter of time before it happens. I am not wolfless, and I am perfectly capable of fulfilling my duties to my pack.”

The crowd around us applauded, which caught me off guard and made me blush with embarrassment. Alexander was still standing close behind me, which helped me feel a little more confident as I turned toward David.

“You’ve known about this for years,“I pointed out. “So if you had a problem with it, I really hope you wouldn’t have proposed to me anyway.”

This got a loud reaction from the crowd as I heard people murmuring to themselves about David’s pompous behavior.

crowd, and I could

David’s.

Third Person POV

the banquet. He was so humiliated by Alexander’s speech and the crowd’s reaction to him that

not only of Ella’s illness but also of Alexander’s eloquent defense of her and his own

speech and chosen the words carefully. He never expected using the word “wolfless” to cause a

difference between being wolfless.and having a dormant wolf–either

Ella down a peg and damage her newfound self–confidence, but thanks to Alexander stealing

it all the

to lash out when he was angry,

It was a call from Ea.

What’s wrong?” he

I was worked you might be upset. I just wanted to check on

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