The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

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“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.

never been something I wanted to do. It hurt me still, thinking upon it, so I had tried to push it to

on like work, and caring for Elva, that

what he had become, brought all those

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couldn’t help but wonder if I was misremembering the past. Maybe

I wasn’t that young,

to my own voice. The hurt made it

mistake, and I intend to

Nicholas said, so 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 to happen

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

Elva continued resting, undisturbed.

hate him.

slammed that door. He might be a cruel, insensitive bastard but he liked children. He’d been kind to Elva.

to hate

beside the couch

he would have revealed his secret in time. Maybe the three of

a nice

reality was very far

go home and look

I

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

quickly, my own eyes slid

Excuse

open my

King Luna, and

the sleep from my eye. “Wait, there’s been a

disappearing out of the room. He left

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

her my softest smile. It is. We have to be quiet though, okay? No one can talk when

Luna are talking.”

“Okay”

my arms and camed

the parlor, the royal family was standing atop some

The three

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

camed far, like he was accustomed

crowd and gaining their attention “Congratulations on having

by your presence and look forward

Luna leaned in and whispered something in

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