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.

It hurt me still, thinking upon it, so I had tried

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

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

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help but wonder if I was misremembering the past. Maybe he’d never been

wasn’t that young, innocent girl

to my own voice. The hurt

is a mistake, and I intend

spine. “You are the only woman who

into the parlor. I thought he might slam the

Elva continued resting, undisturbed.

to hate him.

that door. He might be a cruel, insensitive bastard but he liked children.

wanted to hate him,

beside

stayed together, maybe he would have revealed his secret in time. Maybe the three of us could have been

a

wasn’t reality. My reality was very far

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

I

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

own eyes slid

Excuse

open

pardon, miss, but the King Luna,

uh.“I rubbed the sleep from my eye. “Wait, there’s

disappearing out of the room.

sat up on the couch, watching me with curious eyes. “Is it time for more

It is. We have to be quiet though, okay? No one can

Luna are talking.”

“Okay”

my arms and camed

the parlor, the royal family was standing atop some type of stage The

The three princes flanked his

the bills in my purse. He was pale with hollowed out

far,

and

pleased by your presence

leaned in and whispered something in

be conducting an introductory conference here in a