Another Chance for the Luna Queen novel Chapter 2

Ella POV

There were shouts and gasps of shock as the bouquet exploded into a poof of flower petals. David stumbled backward, out of my reach.

"What are you doing?" Amanda's voice yelled in surprise. I turned to find her rushing towards me. For a moment, all I could see was the evil smile on her face after she poisoned me.

Fear gripped my heart, and I stumbled backward, holding my arms out to keep Amanda from getting any closer.

I ran past Amanda, David, and the crowd. It wasn't until I was out of the building that I realized I was back in my own pack territory.

Instinctively, I kept running, seeking out a place where I knew I could be safe—my parents' house. I rushed inside and didn't stop until I heard voices.

I was in the living room, and the TV was on. The voice I was hearing was the news anchor's. I stared at the screen in shock, trying to understand what I was seeing.

The date on the screen—it couldn't be. But it was—the date David proposed to me, the scene I had just run away from.

Maybe it wasn't a memory. I remembered the confetti and the applause. I must have agreed to his proposal. It was just like the first time, except I was able to push him away. I was able to run.

But what did that mean?

I guess… I really got the chance to live everything again?

"Ella?" I heard my mother's voice call out. I turned to look behind me, and I saw my mother and father entering the house with concerned expressions on their faces.

Seeing my father almost made me collapse into tears, but I managed to hold myself together. Instead, I rushed forward and wrapped them both in a tight hug.

"What's wrong?" my mother asked with concern as she gently rubbed my back. "Why did you run away like that?"

"Is this really happening?" I asked shakily. The relief of seeing them alive and well was making it difficult to think.

"Of course, it's really happening," my mother said sweetly. "You're getting married."

I pulled away enough to look into her eyes. I could feel the warmth of their embrace. I recognized them and this house. I knew that I was really here.

I had no idea how this had happened—the Moon Goddess or someone else must have heard my prayers and taken pity on me. I was living my life over again, and I could do things differently this time.

My parents were here. My family was still safe and thriving in our packlands. David was neither my husband nor the Alpha King at this moment.

I wouldn’t let anything or anyone take that away from me ever again.

"I'm not marrying David," I said firmly.

"What do you mean?" my mother asked. "You agreed."

"How was I supposed to say no?" I found a proper way to explain this. "In front of everyone? I couldn't embarrass him like that. But I don't want to marry him. I won't do it."

"Ella," my mother began, but my father interrupted her.

"Okay," he said.

I looked at him in surprise. I could tell by his expression that he was uncomfortable.

"Okay?" I asked.

He nodded. "It's your choice who you marry," he said.