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.

up with him had never been something I wanted to do. It hurt me still, thinking upon it, so I had

to focus on like work, and caring for Elva,

he had become, brought all those feelings crashing back into Tome

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wonder if I was misremembering the past. Maybe

I wasn’t that young, innocent

some bite to my own voice. The

and I intend

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

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

Elva continued resting, undisturbed.

wanted to hate

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

hate

knees beside

had stayed together, maybe he would have

a

was very far from these golden fixtures

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

I

Elva’s on the cushion. I was so drained, from the trip, from seeing

own eyes slid

me Excuse

open

beg your pardon, miss, but the King Luna, and princes

the sleep from my

looked up again, he was already disappearing out of the room. He

watching me with curious eyes. “Is it

gave her my softest smile. It is. We have to be quiet though, okay?

Luna are talking.”

“Okay”

my arms and camed

was standing atop some type of

his Luna on one side. The

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

himself well and his voice camed far, like he was accustomed

calming the crowd and gaining their attention “Congratulations on

are very pleased by your presence and look forward to becoming more acquainted

Luna leaned in and whispered something in

conference here in a moment. I