Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0214

Alexander POV

Wedding planning was far more complicated than I’d ever imagined. How anyone managed to do this on their own was beyond me.

Ella had mentioned, after I asked, that David had been no help at all with planning her first wedding. I wasn’t surprised to hear it, but I was annoyed nonetheless. What kind of man left his woman to shoulder all the work while he sat back and reaped the benefits?

I shook the thought away. I couldn’t allow myself to start thinking of Ella as my woman, not even fleetingly. That was a dangerous precedent to set for myself.

Still, the stress of planning this wedding was worse than I had anticipated, especially since I’d taken on so much of the work myself. It felt like everything was conspiring against me. A small part of me wondered if fate was trying to stop this wedding from happening. It was a sham, after all…

But in reality, the problems weren’t as mystical as fate. My mother’s constant meddling was irritating, Topher’s smugness was grating, and my lack of sleep only amplified my frustrations.

Letting them get under my skin was a mistake, but they seemed determined to test my patience. Topher, in particular, was enjoying himself far too much, knowing I’d owe him for “saving the day,” as he smugly called it.

“Sir, you look miserable,” August’s voice cut through my swirling thoughts.

I glanced up from my laptop, where I had been rereading the same vendor email for what felt like the hundredth time.

“Is that supposed to be helpful?” I snapped, letting my irritation seep into my tone.

“You need to take a night off,” August said, his voice carrying that familiar mix of sternness and concern he used when he anticipated resistance.

I sighed, glaring at the email on my screen. He wasn’t wrong. I had read the same paragraph at least three times and couldn’t recall a single detail. A clear sign that I was overtired and ineffective.

“I don’t really have time to take a night off,” I muttered.

“I can handle whatever needs handling,” August said firmly. “Besides, it wouldn’t do for you to show up to your own wedding looking haggard and exhausted. This whole thing is just for show, right? So you need to be camera- ready.”

smirked faintly, though his logic was sound. “Oh? And how will you handle it

constantly since she’d gone dress shopping with Ella. Every

hadn’t expected her to care about the wedding at all,

brought a new inquiry about her what she liked, how she

on it. Her interest, while uncharacteristic, was a good thing. It inade everything feel

“You need to rest. You only have a few days left

Chapter 0214

wedding, and you’re running on fumes.”

a sigh. “Hold my calls unless there’s

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face as he nodded in agreement. “I’ll

laptop with a sharp click and leaned back in my chair, exhaling slowly. As much as I hated to admit it, August was right.

recharge now, I

exhaustion —and the relief

sleeplessness, after all, wasn’t

Third Person PQV

obsession

seemed fixated on every aspect of the girl’s life. Sure, what had happened at her first wedding was tragic, and the viral videos of

supposed to be all of those things–it was expected. There wasn’t anything about her that stood out

family’s power and wealth. If Ella’s father weren’t as prominent as he was, people wouldn’t care nearly as much about her life. It was as simple as that.

Ella was nothing like the women he’d pursued in the

them, it

usual tactics–her needling and teasing–had done nothing to change their course. Her attempts to undermine the match had failed. Even reaching

polite, but resolute. And Diana knew better than to

wedding upon them, Diana

had expected the Rowans to be more cautious, especially after what Ella had already endured. Yet it seemed the rumors

her