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.

up with him had never been something I wanted to do. It hurt me still, thinking upon it, so

many other things to focus on like work, and caring for Elva, that I

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

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was misremembering the past.

I wasn’t that

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a chill ran along my spine. “You are the only woman who ever dared to break up

and left me, then, walking out into the sitting room, and then out into the parlor. I thought he might slam the door behind him, as enraged as he was, but instead, he gently closed

Elva continued resting, undisturbed.

wanted to hate him.

hadn’t slammed that door. He might be a cruel, insensitive bastard but he liked children. He’d been kind to Elva. He didn’t take any of his misconceptions about me out

hate him, but

beside the couch

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

a

reality. My reality was very far

go home and look for another job, as soon

I

I rested my head beside Elva’s on the cushion. I was so drained, from the trip, from seeing Nicholas

own eyes slid

Excuse

blinked open my

the King Luna, and princes have arrived, I suggest you hurry to the

uh.“I rubbed the sleep from my eye. “Wait, there’s been

was already disappearing out of the room. He left the

couch, watching me with curious eyes. “Is it time for more

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

Luna are talking.”

“Okay”

Elva into my arms and camed

standing atop some type of stage

Luna on one side. The

the bills in my purse. He was pale

far, like he was accustomed to public

calming the crowd and gaining their attention

by your presence and look forward to becoming

in and whispered something in the

a moment. I would now