The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0020

Around us, the girls were speaking with each other and the royal family. Only Nicholas, Susie, and myself

were silent.

The King gave Nicholas a hard look, and Nicholas’s lips twitched like he wanted to frown but didn’t.

I thought he might talk to me, but instead, he leaned forward to see Susie around me.

“It is a pleasant evening, wouldn’t you agree, Susie?”

Susie paled. “You… know my name?”

“Of course. I know the name of every candidate.”

“… oh…” She audibly swallowed a spoonful of soup. “Of course. Sorry to offend.”

“I’m not offended,” Nicholas said. “But, to my question. Wouldn’t you agree?”

Susie’s face shifted from white to red so fast, I worried she might be lightheaded. I placed an arm beside her, ready to catch her if she tilted.

“A–Agree?” Susie stuttered

“Yes.” Nicholas’s brow furrowed slightly. “That the weather is pleasant?”

Yes, Yes, very pleasant.” Susie pushed her chair back. “If you’ll excuse me, I… I, uh…

to her feet and started walking away. Halfway to the door she turned around, seemingly having realized she was still clutching her cloth napkin. She dropped it onto her chair, and then

all otherwise, like he couldn’t quite believe what had just

very shy,” I

then, glancing at me. He sat back

www he was furious with me, but if he continued to be so unwelcoming, he

the girls, and with

to be zooming in

to myself. 1, personally, find the

glanced at me again, his frown

I tilted my head toward the

immediately schooled his frown into

me to answer. “I’ve taken to raising some. Beautiful, majestic creatures. But there is one bird that I cannot help but

“Which is?” I asked.

bird,” he said. His gaze sliced into me. “They lay their eggs

tactic, but shameless.”

away from my face. He was talking about me. I had a child, yet here I

game. Did he think this was some clever ploy

higher than I

dabbed at the corner of my mouth with my napkin, giving myself a moment to recover from the

Then I spoke.

I

love birds,”

He lifted his soup–filled

are so pure, loyal.