The Sickened Luna's Last Chance novel Chapter 521

Chapter 521

Ella’s POV

The two weeks that followed went by in a blur.

Brian disappeared. Just vanished without a trace. There were rumors, of course–some said he’d fled overseas after Richard’s arrest, others claimed he was hiding somewhere in the northern territories. I didn’t particularly care where he’d gone, as long as he stayed gone. One less problem to deal with.

I had enough on my plate as it was.

Despite Richard being behind bars, Brian disappearing, and finally having the deed to the pack in my possession, taking back Stormhollow was no easy feat. The pack’s financial records were a mess. Many pack members were traumatized and distrustful. The territory itself had been neglected, with infrastructure crumbling and resources depleted.

But I wasn’t doing it alone.

My supporters helped me sort through decades of corruption and abuse, identifying which of Richard’s appointees could be trusted and which needed to be replaced. We worked long hours, sometimes late into the night, rebuilding what Richard had destroyed.

At the same time, I was trying to be a mother to Lucien. He was growing so fast, and had even begun to crawl. I didn’t want to miss any of it, but there were moments when I felt stretched so thin that I might snap.

And then there was the pregnancy. The twins were growing steadily, according to Dr. Evelyn’s weekly checkups. The morning sickness started up. My belly now had a slight swell. I couldn’t have been happier, despite the

exhaustion.

* Of course, Alexander helped wherever he could, but he had his own battles to fight. The smear campaign Brian

had started before he disappeared had done real damage to Alexander’s reputation as Alpha King.

There were still calls for him to step down, accusations of incompetence. And, of course, many people still thought that I was an imposter and he was a disloyal fool for letting me get away with it. He spent most of his waking hours in meetings with pack leaders and council members, trying to restore their faith in his leadership. When he wasn’t busy with that, he was helping me with Lucien and working to rebuild the burnt portions of our home.

The most difficult part of everything was the campaign to prove my identity to the world. I had to take multiple DNA tests, collect testimonies and documents, and even Liam made a public statement about the curse.

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