Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0041

1 kept my head held high and proud as I stepped out onto the walkway. I could hear people’s exclamations of surprise and gasps as they saw me, but I kept my gaze forward, looking at David as I walked steadily down the aisle.

Amanda was standing to the side of the altar in a place of honor, wearing a dress that, now that I could see it fully, looked far too much like my original wedding gown to be a coincidence. She must have chosen it on purpose.

In front of the altar stood David, staring at me with wide eyes and his mouth slightly open in surprise. It was almost amusing to see him react that way to me.

I was tempted to look around the room to see how many others were having similar reactions, but I knew it would look strange if I did.

I could feel Amanda’s eyes fixed on me, so I turned toward her and smiled. I could tell she was upset, but she forced a smile in return.

When I reached the end of the aisle and stood in front of Dad, I turned to face him. From over his shoulder, I could see his father, Alpha Derrick. His eyes weren’t on me or his son–they were fixed on the crowd

I followed his gaze to where the Alpha King was sitting, his daughter beside him.

at them and bowed my

King and his daughter both returned the gesture.

still scanning the crowd, taking in how many people had attended. It was a much larger crowd than

recent drama and news about us. It was possible that people had come out of curiosity, hoping

hoped they would

landed on Alexander, and I felt my face begin to warm. He had that same intense look in his bright eyes as he shamelessly looked me up and down. I was sure no one else would notice him, as all eyes were focused on David and me, but he must have seen me looking at him because

to see him. He hadn’t been at our original wedding either, and his presence now reminded me of what I was going through all of this for. All of the stress of the past weeks, all of the conflict and fear I had experienced today while preparing for this moment–it would all be worth

I had the power to know what was waiting for me and to stop it from happening. I knew what David and Amanda were really

Alexander’s support, I would be able to stop them. I could protect myself and those

rate increased as we stared at one another. It felt strange to be standing here in

I started to relax, a sudden chill ran down my

drawing my attention back to him. His eyes had narrowed, and the warmth from earlier was gone. There was something different about the way he was looking at

knot form in my stomach.