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.”

so much more about what these people were capable

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 to David, you’ve been… different. I don’t know why, and I know you won’t

guilt tightening

would’ve done so by now. I won’t press or ask questions that 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

softly, forcing a small smile in return.

as a daughter,” she replied her voice thick with emotion. She wrapped an arm around me in a tight, reassuring hug, careful not to jostle me or spill the

to

tea and hoping its warmth might somehow

and walked to the door, but as she reached the frame, she paused. Turning back to me with a questioning look, 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

that day might never come. How could I explain what had truly happened to me without sounding

lingering look, then turned and left, the

in every corner–threats whose origins and motivations I couldn’t fully grasp. There had to be a purpose behind the traitor’s actions, something more than just bribery

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