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, so I

like work, and caring for Elva, that I could successfully distract myself

brought all those feelings crashing back into

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so different now that I couldn’t help but wonder if I was misremembering the past. Maybe he’d never been kind. Maybe I had been

wasn’t that young, innocent

whatever you want,” I said, adding some bite to my own voice. The hurt made it easier.

and

who ever dared to break up with me.

sitting room, and then out into the parlor. I thought he might slam the door behind

Elva continued resting, undisturbed.

to hate

he liked children. He’d been kind to Elva. He didn’t take

to hate

to my knees beside

he would have revealed his secret in time.

was a

reality. My reality was very far from

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

I

was so drained, from the trip, from seeing Nicholas again, from…

quickly, my own eyes slid

me Excuse me,

blinked open my

over me. I beg your pardon, miss, but the King Luna, and princes

sleep from my

disappearing out of the

with curious eyes. “Is it time for more

be quiet

Luna are talking.”

“Okay”

pulled Elva into my arms and camed

atop some type of stage The King

side. The three princes flanked his other

older than he did on the bills in my purse. He was pale with

camed far, like he was accustomed to public

and

are very pleased by your presence and look forward

and whispered something in

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