Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0329

Chapter 0329

Ella POV

Laughter filled the small room, drowning out the music that crackled through the overhead speakers. The private room at the back of the bar had been decorated with roses and gold to greet the bachelorette party.

I looked around the table at the five other women, all sipping their cocktails and giggling uncontrollably as they scrolled through images on the phone in the center of the table. The pictures were from the secret vacation Elizabeth and Damien had taken a week ago-when he had proposed.

I sat between Elizabeth and Fiona, while across from me were Damian's younger sister, Penelope, and two of Elizabeth's cousins, whom I had never met before.

I had been nervous about this outing, but it seemed my fears had been unfounded. Ever since we arrived, I had been having a wonderful time.

My location was turned on, so I knew Alexander could track me if needed, and James was somewhere nearby, keeping an eye on us.

wanting this to be a low-key event without visible security, she had agreed when I voiced her

a few people assigned by Elizabeth's father, trailing us discreetly to ensure

awry. They had strict instructions not to interfere

had been misplaced. Elizabeth talked

like a high school slumber party than a bachelorette party-but that was fine with me. Elizabeth was hyper-aware of her reputation in the public eye, so she wasn't going

and have fun like any other young woman, rather than

two are just so cute together," Penelope said, leaning toward the phone to get a closer look at one of the images. "I mean,

she said.

does like to tease,” she admitted, "but he's also very

slightly slurred-she was a bit more drunk than the rest

cheeks turned red, and the whole

a long time. I happily joined in, though I didn't contribute much to the conversation. But no one seemed to mind-there was enough laughter and teasing to fill any gaps, and my silence went

least, I thought so-until Fiona slipped

okay?" she asked quietly, her voice barely carrying over the laughter