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.

Elizabeth wanting this to be a low-key event without visible security,

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

interfere with whatever

would get a little too wild for me. But once again, my fears had been misplaced. Elizabeth talked a big game, but all we

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 to do anything that

go out and have fun like any

cute together," Penelope said, leaning toward the phone to get a closer look at one

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. Of course, he always defended me if anyone ever tried

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

asked in a teasing tone, her words slightly slurred-she was a bit more drunk than the rest of them. "And how does he

cheeks turned red, and the whole table

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 teasing to fill any gaps, and my silence

Fiona slipped

she asked quietly, her voice barely