The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0006

“How long did you wait, Piper? A week? Two? It couldn’t have been long.”

He sounds like he’s jealous. Or was that an illusion? He doesn’t care about me and is just mad at me.

Maybe the latter is more logical.

His dark eyes burned into me, leaving my heart in scorched tatters. Never in a thousand years would i

have thought Nicholas would be so vicious to me.

“It wasn’t like that.” I said, to try to defend myself.

He crossed his hands over his chest. He wasn’t going to listen to me,

“Why even come here?” he asked me.

“My application was selected…”

“Why even apply? Were you trying to get to me?”

“No,” I said.

“Maybe you regret your child’s father. Maybe you want me back.” He laughed once, bitterly. “Like you

have a chance.”

The words sliced into me as surely as if he’d been holding a knife. He had changed since I’d known him.

Three w

years ago, he’d been kind and patient. I’d given him my heart and he’d gently cradled it. So many

nights, we’d laid under the stars, trading kisses and stories.

Once, when he’d spent all night looking at me, I had told him, “You’re missing the

starlight.”

He’d replied, “I can see it in your eyes.”

The man before me now was nothing like the one I had known. The man here was arrogant, indifferent. and imposing in how he carried himself.

with him had never been something I wanted to do. It hurt me still, thinking upon it, so I had tried to push it to the back of my

so many other things to focus on like work, and caring for Elva, that I could successfully distract myself from the pain of his

what he had become, brought all those feelings crashing

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I was misremembering

that

bite to my own

is a mistake, and I intend

woman who ever dared to break up with me. Piper. I’ll never allow the

sitting room, and then out into the parlor. I thought he might slam the door behind him, as enraged

Elva continued resting, undisturbed.

wanted to hate

He might be a cruel, insensitive bastard but he liked children. He’d been kind to Elva. He didn’t take

to hate him, but I

beside the couch

world, maybe Elva would have been our child. If we had stayed together, maybe he would have revealed his secret in time. Maybe the three of

a nice

very far from

needed to go

I

I rested my head beside Elva’s on the cushion. I was so

own eyes slid

Excuse

open

miss, but the King Luna, and princes have

sleep from my eye.

already disappearing out of the room. He left the

with curious eyes. “Is

my softest smile. It is. We have to be quiet though, okay?

Luna are talking.”

“Okay”

into my arms

standing atop some type of stage The King stood

side. The three princes flanked

King looked older than he did on the bills in my purse. He was pale with

himself well and his voice camed far, like he was accustomed

the crowd and

monumental event. We are very pleased by your presence

Luna leaned in and whispered something in the King’s

an introductory conference here in a moment. I would now ask that only