Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0261

Ella POV

The rest of the day was consumed by phone calls and texting, especially with Elizabeth. She had known, of course, that her father planned to announce his retirement, but she hadn’t been able to say anything beforehand.

Now, she was eager to talk about it with someone. Her father had been king since before she was born; she’d never known any other life. I couldn’t blame her for having mixed feelings.

“I feel like it’s my fault,” she admitted. “When I told him about Damien, I mentioned being worried about the paparazzi and the family’s reputation. I hope that’s not why he decided to do this.”

“I’m sure it’s not,” I replied. “This isn’t the type of decision anyone makes lightly. He must have had a lot of reasons for deciding to step down now.”

“It makes me nervous,” Elizabeth confessed. “My life is going to change so much. I’m excited about it, but I also don’t know if I’ll be able to adjust.”

“You will,” I assured her. “You’ll have help–Damien and I will have your back.”

She giggled softly in response, and I rolled my eyes. Even the mere mention of Damien was enough to lift Elizabeth’s mood. I wondered what it was like to feel that kind of love–sick devotion.

thought

the phone. Elizabeth and

already,” Elizabeth noted. “People are already

he was prepared for that, too,” I said. “After we spoke to him, he said he needed to

said. “Didn’t

press

“My mind’s been occupied with other

had on Dr. McIntyre, hoping something might click for me. So far,

It wasn’t his first offense; he had a history of indiscretions as a young man. Due to his repeated

revealed that she

her parents‘ crimes, so no action was taken against her. In fact, no one seemed

to the capital or somewhere else to escape the scandal. Alexander had explained to me that it’s relatively easy for someone without a high profile to disappear and start over. He believed

me. I knew almost nothing about the Roguelands, only that it was a

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