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.

have thought

late, but Alexander still hadn’t come up from the office, so I wasn’t in any rush to get off the phone. Elizabeth and I hadn’t had a chance

already,” Elizabeth noted. “People are already speculating about the cause, starting

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

“Didn’t you see the conference?”

press

mind’s been

information he had on Dr. McIntyre, hoping something might click for me. So far, it hadn’t–except for remembering who her parents

doctor caught stealing medications and selling them on the black market. It wasn’t his first offense; he had a history of indiscretions as a young man. Due to his repeated violations, he’d been given a choice: relinquish his medical license or face banishment. He refused to give up his license,

mother had stood by him, and during the investigation, it was revealed that she had been

adult but still quite young, hadn’t been implicated in her parents‘ crimes, so no action was taken against her. In fact, no one seemed to

easy for someone without a high profile to disappear and start over. He believed Brianna had likely contacted someone in the Roguelands to create fake documents, allowing her to return

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

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