Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

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She sighed, her expression gentle yet firm. “I could tell you it’s not that serious, but I understand how you feel. It does seem like it’s just one thing after another.” She held out a steaming mug. “Here, have some tea. It’ll help settle your nerves.”

“Thank you,” I said, accepting the mug. The warmth seeped into my hands as I took a small sip. The tea burned my lips slightly, but its familiar taste was comforting.

“Ella,” my mother said, her voice steady and reassuring, “everything is going to be okay.”

“I want to believe that,” I admitted with a heavy sigh, staring into the mug. “But things feel so complicated right now.”

She straightened, her tone turning stern yet encouraging.’m your mother. I know you better than anyone, and I know you’re perfectly capable of handling whatever hardship comes your way. You’ve proven that, especially these past few months.”

Her words hung in the air as she reached over to rest a hand on mine. “You mustn’t lose hope. As long as you can hold on to your optimism, I know you’ll find your way through this.”

heavy with doubt. I knew so much more about what these people were capable of–things my mother couldn’t begin to imagine. If she only knew the truth, perhaps she wouldn’t be so

“I wish I understood what it meant. It seems to me that you’ve become a completely different girl in just a few short months. Ever since the day you got engaged

tightening in my

put you in a difficult position. I just want you to know that I’m aware–something is going on with you. And whatever it is, you have the full support of your father and me.

small smile in return. “I’m very lucky to have parents

with emotion. She wrapped an arm around me in a tight, reassuring hug, careful not

to mask the weight of her feelings, she added, “Now, you must try to get at least a few hours of sleep. You’ll

said, taking another sip of the tea and hoping its warmth might

she said, “Ella, darling, one day, I hope you’ll tell me what’s happened to you–what it is that’s changed my daughter so much in such a short time.”

one day,” I replied softly, knowing full well that day might never come. How could I explain

lingering look, then turned and

spiraling as I tried to make sense of everything. Threats seemed to lurk in every corner–threats whose origins and motivations I couldn’t fully grasp. There had to be a purpose

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