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.

me still, thinking upon it, so I had tried to push

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

he had become, brought all those feelings crashing back into Tome so hard, they stole my breath

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was so different now that I couldn’t help but wonder if I was misremembering the past. Maybe he’d

wasn’t that young, innocent

some bite to my own voice. The hurt

a mistake, and I intend to correct

only woman who ever dared to break up with me.

left me, then, walking out into the sitting room, and then out into the parlor. I thought he

Elva continued resting, undisturbed.

wanted to hate him.

He might be a cruel, insensitive bastard but he liked children. He’d been kind to Elva. He didn’t take any

hate

knees beside the couch

If we had stayed together, maybe he would have revealed his secret in time. Maybe the three of us could have been a happy little

was a nice

reality. My reality was very far from these

needed to go home and look for

I

my head beside Elva’s on the cushion. I was so drained,

my own eyes

Excuse me,

open

pardon, miss, but the King Luna, and princes have arrived, I suggest

the sleep from my eye. “Wait, there’s

he was already disappearing out of the room.

with curious eyes. “Is it time for more

to be quiet

Luna are talking.”

“Okay”

pulled Elva into my

was standing atop some type

side. The three princes flanked his

did on the bills in my purse. He was pale with hollowed

voice camed far,

said, calming the crowd and

for this monumental event. We are very pleased by your presence and look forward to becoming

leaned in and whispered something in the King’s

We will be conducting an introductory conference here in a moment. I