Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0196

“It does seem like you’ve been busy every minute of the day” she said, a hint of sadness in her tone. “We’ve hardly had a chance to talk.”

“Oh, that reminds me,” I said, seizing the moment. “As long as we have a chance now, I wanted to ask you about dress shopping.”

“Oh?” she said, raising an eyebrow. “I wondered if you’d want to make a big deal about that again or if you’d just end up using the dress you chose last time that went unused.”

“I had considered it,” I admitted. “But I decided against it. It feels like bad luck to wear a dress I’d chosen with David in mind.”

“I hadn’t considered it from that angle,” she said thoughtfully. “That’s probably a good decision. Well, I’d love to go shopping with you again,” she added, her smile kind. “As long as we arrange for our own transportation.”

We shared an unsteady laugh, both remembering the chaos of last time. The kidnapping with Amanda still loomed over our memories, a shadow we had yet to fully understand.

“Maybe this will be the redo we need–to erase that bad memory with a pleasant one,” I said hopefully.

“I hope so,” my mother agreed. “Will it just be the two of us?”

if it’s okay with you, Alexander’s mother, Diana, has asked to join us. I don’t think you two have ever met, and she expressed a desire to get to know you before the

met, but I’ve heard a lot about her. It

could sense her

smile reassuring. “I’m only thinking of how quickly things have changed. Let me know when you want to go shopping, and I’ll make sure

me. I stood, too, and she wrapped me in a

she said warmly. “You’re going to the gym in

“Yes,” I answered.

rest of the evening was pleasant and quiet. I helped my father with some paperwork on the solar

amused that my mother had

two of

the trainers at the gym. I was making

beat as I caught sight of him. Memories of the last time we were in the gym together flashed through my mind, and I felt my cheeks grow warm.

of the bench presses, the muscles in his arms flexing with each lift. It was almost too much for me

been at the gym with me since that first day, and I didn’t think it