The sickened luna’s last chance

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Chapter 193

Ella & Alexander

Ella

I woke up on the morning of the coronation to find three women standing in my bedroom. I gasped, bolting upright and clutching the blankets to my chest.

“Who the hell are you?” I blurted out.

“Luna Ella.” One of the women bowed her head sharply while the others‘ faces turned red with embarrassment. “We’re here to get you ready for the coronation. Alpha Alexander hired us…?”

Right. I almost slapped myself in the forehead–damn pregnancy brain making me forget things. It wasn’t even seven o’clock in the morning, but I had to get started on my preparations for the coronation already. I forgot to set my alarm last night,, too.

“Sorry,” I managed with a small smile, swinging my legs over the edge of the bed. “You just startled me, that’s all. Let’s begin.”

The women, for their part, looked unfazed by my blunder. They just began setting up their styling tools and got right to work.

For the next four hours, they washed and styled my hair into an elaborate updo, did my makeup, and picked out all of the right accessories. It was actually kind of nice being pampered–they even painted my nails a pretty nude color that looked perfect against my skin, and by the time everything was

finished, I felt like a more beautiful version of myself.

But then they pulled out the dress, and my smile fell.

The ceremonial Luna Queen coronation gown was… a lot. Heavy midnight blue fabric with intricate gold

embroidery, long sleeves, a high neckline, and an enormous train. It was beautiful, sure, but it was

massive.

And even more than that, when they put it on, the fabric stretched tight across my belly. The gown

clearly wasn’t tailored to a pregnant body.

“Are you sure this will fit?” I asked, gasping for breath as one of the stylists struggled to fasten the corset in the back, her motions tugging me this way and that. “I thought I’d wear something tailored to my

current size.”

stylists exchanged looks in the mirror. “It’s tradition,” one said, wringing her hands nervously. “Every Luna Queen for over a century has worn this exact gown for the coronations. If we were to tailor it…

smile. “It’s alright. I don’t want to alter such a historical piece.

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my belly

minutes of tugging and stuffing and holding my breath, they managed to fasten the corset without completely restricting my belly. But when I turned to look at myself in the mirror, I couldn’t

a stuffed sausage,” I muttered, alone now that the

voice replied. I looked up to see her standing in the doorway in the mirror’s reflection. There

look pregnant,” I laughed, smoothing my hands down

over and adjusted the neckline of my dress. “And you’re glowing. That’s my grandchild you’re carrying, after

I blinked. “What?”

on my dress, and for a moment she looked almost panicked. “I… It’s a figure of speech, sweetheart. You know

I’m

you’re going to be the most beautiful Luna Queen anyone’s ever seen–and your

you.”

much since our night together- he’d been buried in coronation preparations for the

to focus.

that today, after all the pomp and circumstance was over, we might finally have a chance to figure out what we were to each other. Maybe we could have a discussion about what had happened and things could begin

the natural progression of things at this point–something had clearly shifted in

the door and peeked her head in. ” Luna? I’m afraid the Alpha has already left for

My heart sank. “Already?”

uncomfortable. “He said you were taking too long

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words hit me like a slap to the face. Taking too long. Like I was some kind of burden, some inconvenience that was

already pulling away again, retreating back into that cold distance

see,” I managed. “How am

for you downstairs. The driver will take

Usually, Alexander and I were driven by Gabriel, but I assumed Gabriel had been the one to take him to the venue. I smiled at

as I

said, opening the back door for me. “Ready

into the car, trying not to think about

left without me.

first fifteen, everything went smoothly. I stared out the window at the countryside, trying to calm my nerves and prepare