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.

It hurt me still, thinking upon it, so I had tried to push it to the back

work, and caring for Elva, that I could successfully distract myself from the pain

faced with him now and seeing what he had become, brought all

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misremembering

that young, innocent girl

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

a mistake, and I intend

woman who ever

then out into the parlor. I thought he might slam the door

Elva continued resting, undisturbed.

to hate

a cruel, insensitive bastard but he liked children.

wanted to hate him, but

beside the couch where Elva

world, maybe Elva would have been our child. If we had stayed together, maybe he would have revealed his secret in time. Maybe the three of

a nice

very far from

I needed to go home and look for another job, as soon

I

the cushion. I was so drained, from the trip, from seeing Nicholas

own eyes slid

me Excuse me,

blinked open

official hovered over me. I beg your pardon, miss, but the King Luna, and princes have arrived, I suggest you

from my eye. “Wait, there’s been a

he was already disappearing out

with curious eyes. “Is

We have to be quiet though, okay? No one can talk when

Luna are talking.”

“Okay”

I pulled Elva into my

royal family was standing atop some type of stage The King

his Luna on one side. The

looked older than he did on the bills in

well and his voice camed far, like

and gaining

pleased by your presence and look forward to

whispered

introductory conference here in a moment. I would now