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?”

her chair back. “If you’ll excuse me, I… I, uh… I

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

times. He hadn’t moved at all otherwise, like he couldn’t quite

very shy,”

back in his chair

curiously. Nicholas had gone back to not speaking! www he was

the girls, and with the

zooming in

attention to myself. 1, personally, find the

me again, his frown clear this

my head

immediately schooled his frown into

ever studied birds, Piper?” he asked me. He didn’t wait for me to answer. “I’ve taken to raising some. Beautiful, majestic creatures. But there

“Which is?” I asked.

me. “They lay their eggs in

tactic, but shameless.”

face. He was talking about me. I

Luna choosing game. Did he think this was some clever ploy of mine, to

higher than I had

my napkin, giving

Then I spoke.

I

love birds,” I

He lifted his soup–filled

the swan. They are so pure, loyal. Monogamous. Among swans, you would