Another Chance for the Luna Queen novel

Chapter 0023 Ella POV I stared at Davids phone in what must have looked like shock , but really , I was trying to decide how to react .

In the original timeline , this news had gotten out too , but it wasnt until after the wedding .

The fact that it got out early this time meant that David must have been the one who leaked it .

Was this his attempt to get back at me for embarrassing him at the restaurant ? That made the most sense .

He was trying to manipulate me by embarrassing me publicly .

It was just the same as before .

The first time around , I felt so insecure when the news about my dormant wolf got out .

I was worried that David would leave me due to the gossip and the fact that it would be seen as a weakness to some of our enemies .

Shortly afterward , my father had gotten sick .

I had already been so upset that I couldnt function .

When I found out how serious my fathers health condition was , I ended up allowing David to take control of the pack because I wasnt able to ..

That was how everything had started to fall apart .

Once he had taken over the alpha duties , he wouldnt give them up .

He convinced me that it was for the best , and because I loved him so much , I believed him .

What did he hope to gain this time around ? He must have wanted me to be scared and to feel weak so that I would depend on him .

But that wasnt going to happen .

Not again ! Thats not even true , I said , glaring at the headline on his phone .

I have my wolf ; shes only dormant .

Im sorry , David replied with a sad look on his face .

I dont know how they found out .

Someone must have been gossiping .

Theres a very narrow list of people who know , I pointed out .

I cant believe that one of them would betray me .

A look of concern crossed his face .

He must have realized that he was one of the only people who knew my secret .

Over his shoulder , I could see people approaching , and I grifted my teeth in frustration .

The banquet was full of reporters , and they knew we were here , which meant they would want a statement .

I wouldnt be able to avoid them , and if I left after making such a big entrance , it would look strange .

Within seconds , three different reporters were standing around us , all of them filming and holding microphones out .

I took a step back , feeling startled by their boldness , Miss Rowan , a statement ? one of them asked .

Is it true that you were born without a wolf ? another asked .

Are you worried that your wolflessness will put your pack at risk ? the third asked .

I never expected such blunt questions .

Maybe it was because of my status as the only child of an alpha , but people never spoke so rudely to me .

David stepped in front of me .

Enough , he said .

How dare you act so rudely toward my fiancée ? 1 wanted to roll my eyes .

Did he set this up just so he could retend to defend me ? But that couldnt be it , because ! wasnt supposed to be here he had Intentionally not told me about the banquet : That must have been the reason the must have wanted to make a statement before I had a chance so that he could +25 BONUS Chapter 0023 control the narrative .

David turned toward me and gripped both of my arms firmly .

He looked into my eyes and smiled .

This changes nothing about how I feel , he said .

It changes nothing about our engagement .

People all around had stopped and turned to stare at us .

Not only were the reporters recording and streaming everything we said , but we had a live audience .

I didnt want to be seen arguing with him in front of all these people .

Then David turned and looked directly into one of the cameras .

Its true that Ella is wolfless due to an illness that she has struggled with for years now , but that changes nothing .

I would never leave her over something like this .

will remain loyal to Ella and her pack no matter what , and I intend to stand by her side and help her through it .

Despite her wolfless status , Im confident that she will be an amazing Luna someday .

It was clear to me that he had practiced this speech , so this really was his plan all along .

I felt completely blindsided , and I was struggling to think of what to say to defend myself without looking like I was being emotional .