Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0150

Chapter 0150

Ella POV

“The f

food was incredible, as always,” Elizabeth remarked as we stepped out the front door.

“I’ll pass that along to the kitchen staff–they’ll be thrilled” I replied with a smile.

It was one of those rare, warm days that clung on past summer’s end, so we decided to take a walk before Elizabeth had to return to the capital. There was still so much left unsaid, but as we strolled down the path, I noticed an unmistakable shift in her mood.

any more days like this,” I commented, glancing at the sky. “The weather’s going to change

“We won’t have many

soon.”

in her brow.

tight, her gaze distant as she kept glancing at me, then quickly looking away. After the easy, lighthearted mood we’d shared all afternoon, the sudden tension felt like a cold wind. I told myself not to press if she had something to say, she’d say it in her own time. But as we turned the corner at the end of

being away from the constant noise of the capital?” I asked, hoping to

wish things could be more like this back home. You can’t even step outside without

of how relentless the scrutiny on her must

that felt too heavy for such a

I said quietly. “What’s wrong?”

snapped up, her eyes wide with surprise. She quickly forced a smile and shook her head. ” Nothing, really. I’m

that she didn’t feel she could share with

become my closest friend, the one I could trust with almost anything. It unsettled me to think that she couldn’t or

I hadn’t exactly been open with Elizabeth about everything. I’d done my best to shield her from the turmoil surrounding David. The last

around it. Alexander, ever protective, had used his influence to keep the story out of the headlines, offering the press exclusive wedding

might have lost momentum in the

then, a thought struck me: I knew that Elizabeth spent time on social media, where rumors circulated endlessly. If she’d heard any of it,