Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

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Elizabeth and I talked for a while, and I found that we really hit it off far more than I ever could have expected. It was nice to have a normal conversation with someone, especially after everything I had been through in the last few weeks.

She was intelligent, brave, and confident–everything I hoped to be. I could see why there were so many rumors that her father planned to make her Alpha when he was ready to retire, I could tell that she would be a wonderful leader.

I didn’t drag myself away from our conversation until it was time for David and me to begin accepting gifts from the guests.

There was a long line of people waiting to approach the head table and present their gifts to us. David and I stood in front of the table with our parents on either side of us, ready to take the gifts and set them on the tables to keep the line moving.

We received many nice things, but after the first few gifts, began to notice a pattern. At first, I thought it was only a few people who had gone off our wedding registry and gotten things that weren’t requested But it soon became clear that David must have made some additions to the registry without my knowledge

of the gifts we received were items specifically for him–designer clothing, watches, cufflinks, and other things that

gifts obviously had nothing for me. It didn’t matter, as in the end, I was sure we would be returning all of these gifts. Still, the table behind us was piling up with things intended only for David, and I found it increasingly difficult to thank

from people within David’s

to be a common attitude in the

much more thoughtful. Silk sheets, lovely vases, and other décor items, as well as pots

we thanked them. David seemed very excited about all of it; I could tell he was having a good time. He probably hadn’t seen such fine things in a very long time, and to know that they were now his must have boosted his pride.

to enhance his power; it didn matter to him that it was all just a show. After all, that was the whole reason he

the guests had come out of kindness and

which shocked me. It was strange enough that the king had decided to attend our

gift bag. “Please, it means enough to us that you’ve

smiled sweetly. “It wouldn’t be appropriate to come without a gift, especially since you’ve shown