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.

I wanted to do. It hurt me still, thinking upon it,

like work, and caring for

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

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I couldn’t help but wonder if I was misremembering the past. Maybe he’d never

that young, innocent

I said, adding some bite to my own voice.

and I intend to correct

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

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

bastard but he liked children. He’d been kind to Elva. He didn’t take any of his misconceptions about me out

wanted to hate him,

beside the couch where

stayed together, maybe he would have revealed his secret in time. Maybe the three of

was a nice

My reality was very far from these golden

wasting time, staying here. I needed to go home and look for another job,

I

was so drained,

own eyes slid

Excuse me,

blinked open my

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

rubbed the sleep from my eye. “Wait,

looked up again, he was already disappearing out of

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

have to be quiet though, okay?

Luna are talking.”

“Okay”

pulled Elva into my arms and camed

parlor, the royal family was standing atop some

side. The

looked older than he did on the bills in my purse.

and his voice camed far,

and gaining their attention “Congratulations

event. We are very pleased by your presence and look forward to becoming more acquainted over

leaned in and whispered something

be conducting an introductory conference here in a moment. I would now ask that only selected ladies