The Sickened Luna's Last Chance novel Chapter 61

Chapter 61

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Chapter 61

“Luna Ella! Alpha Alexander! What an honor to have you both in our store today.”

I smiled politely while Alexander stepped away to wait on one of the plush armchairs by the fitting rooms. “I’m looking for a dress for a party,” I explained. “It needs to be a cocktail dress that’s suitable around family.”

“Of course, of course! I have several options that would look absolutely stunning on you, Luna. If you’ll just follow me…”

The saleswoman led me through the store, pulling various dresses off the racks while chattering excitedly about fabrics and colors. Alexander remained seated, and whenever I glanced at him, he was just looking at his phone.

Bastard, I thought bitterly. He could at least try to appear interested.

“Your mate has such exquisite taste,” the saleswoman told me, pulling me from my thoughts as she held up a blush-prink taffeta cocktail dress. “I’m sure he’ll love seeing you in any of these.”

I nearly laughed at that. Alexander didn’t care what I wore as long as it didn’t embarrass him in public. But I just smiled and nodded, not wanting to make a scene.

After selecting several options, the saleswoman ushered me toward the fitting rooms. Alexander didn’t look up as we passed.

The saleswoman’s smile dimmed slightly as she noticed his apparent disinterest. “Perhaps Alpha Alexander would like to give his opinion on the dresses?” she suggested.

Alexander glanced up from his phone. “Oh, I’m sure whatever Ella chooses will be fine.”

I caught the flash of disappointment in the saleswoman’s eyes. She had probably been expecting us to be the loving couple from the press photos, not like… this.

I forced a smile. “He’s busy today, but he still made time to bring me here, even if he has to answer emails on his phone all day.”

The saleswoman nodded, although she didn’t seem terribly convinced. “Of course. Well, here’s your fitting room. I put the dresses you picked out on the rack.”

Inside the fitting room, I tried on dress after dress. Some were pretty but too conservative. Others were stylish but not quite right for a formal party at my parents’ house,

And most of all, none of them felt like me.

As I was preparing to try on the last dress-a dark green, floor-length gown with a modest neckline–I noticed something hanging at the back of the rack. A flash of black fabric caught

my eye.

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Curious, I pulled it out and gasped. It was a dress unlike anything I’d ever worn before-a slinky, jet-black number with a plunging neckline and an almost completely open back. The kind of dress that would turn heads and drop jaws. The kind of dress the old Ella would never

have dared to wear.

Was this just a leftover from someone else using this fitting room? Or had the saleswoman slipped it into the pile without me noticing?

My first instinct was to put it back. It was too sexy, too bold for a Luna who needed to support her Alpha’s campaign, especially for a family party. I could already imagine the looks on everyone’s faces if I showed up to the event in something like this.

But as I held it against my body and looked in the mirror, I couldn’t seem to let it go. I remembered my vow to myself when I realized I might only have a year left to live: to be true to myself, to stop living for others’ approval.

I was sick of being the perfect, obedient Luna who dressed to please everyone but herself. I was sick of dimming my light. I was sick of pretending to be someone I wasn’t.

Before I could talk myself out of it, I slipped out of the green dress and into the black one, just out of curiosity. The fabric hugged my curves perfectly. The back dipped so low I couldn’t wear a bra with it, and the front revealed more cleavage than I had ever shown in public.

But looking at my reflection, I didn’t see the shy, insecure girl who’d been married off against

her will.

I saw a woman-strong, confident, unafraid. For the first time in years, I felt… beautiful.

This was the woman I wanted to be. The woman would be, for whatever time I had left.

I took a deep breath and stepped out of the fitting room. Alexander was still looking at his phone and didn’t look up as I walked up to him.

Stopping a few paces away, I cleared my throat and clenched my fists.

Alexander slowly lifted his gaze, and his phone slipped from his fingers.

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