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.

to be a low-key event without visible security, she had agreed when I voiced her concerns about being

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

not to interfere with whatever mischief

described 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

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

like any other young woman, rather

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

saying he wasn't always a sweet brother?" one of Elizabeth's cousins asked, feigning shock. Penelope laughed. "He's better than some, I'm sure," she said. "But we had our fights-just like any other siblings do.

like to tease,” she admitted,

yeah?" Fiona asked in a teasing tone, her words slightly slurred-she was a bit more drunk than the

cheeks turned red, and the whole table erupted into

much to the conversation. But

so-until Fiona slipped

quietly, her voice barely carrying over

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