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

working alongside a few people assigned by Elizabeth's father,

interfere with whatever

the outing, I had worried it would get a little too wild for me. But once again, my fears had been misplaced. Elizabeth talked a big game, but all we had done so far was split a few appetizers, sip cocktails, and giggle

party-but that was fine with me. Elizabeth was hyper-aware of her reputation in the public eye, so she wasn't going to do

any other young woman, rather than celebrating

Penelope said, leaning toward the phone to get a closer look at one of the images. "I mean, who would have thought Damien could be such a

sure," she said. "But we

tease,” she

in a teasing tone, her words slightly slurred-she was a bit more drunk

cheeks turned red, and the whole table erupted

the most normal I had felt in 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

slipped an arm around me

her voice barely carrying