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.

me still, thinking upon it, so I had tried to push

for Elva, that I could successfully distract myself from the

he had become, brought all those feelings crashing back into Tome so hard, they stole

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but wonder if I was misremembering

that young, innocent

some bite to my own voice. The hurt made it easier.

a mistake, and I intend to correct

coldly that a chill ran along my spine. “You are the only woman who ever dared to break up with me. Piper. I’ll never allow the same mistake

turned and left me, then, walking out into the sitting room, and then out into the parlor. I thought

Elva continued resting, undisturbed.

hate him.

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

hate him, but I

beside the couch where

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

was a

wasn’t reality. My reality was very far from these golden fixtures and

to go home and look for

I

I was so drained, from the trip, from seeing Nicholas again,

own

Excuse

open

hovered over me. I beg your pardon, miss, but the King Luna, and princes have arrived, I suggest you hurry

from my eye.

already disappearing out of

couch, watching me with curious eyes. “Is

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

Luna are talking.”

“Okay”

pulled Elva into my arms and

the parlor, the royal family was standing atop some type of stage The King stood

side. The three princes

older than he did on the bills in my purse. He was pale with hollowed out

far,

the crowd and gaining their attention “Congratulations

very pleased by your presence and look forward

in and whispered something in

introductory conference here in a moment. I would now ask that only selected ladies stay to