The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 10

Chapter 0010

But Julian would know, because he was there.

In another life, being near Nicholas would have given me enough reason to want to stay.

But he’d made his feelings about me clear. And I had other priorities.

My gaze slid to Elva, playing with her dolls at the foot of the bed.

“I don’t want to play house,” I said. “Nor do I want to partake in this game of undercutting nobles and

chasing princes.”

I had been away from nobility for a long time, but I hadn’t forgotten their cutthroat politics, where an action as small as selecting the wrong utensil at dinner could start a blood feud. Backstabbing, betrayals, pretending to be nice just to make someone vulnerable…

The memories made my already tired body even more exhausted.

and immediately reclaimed my attention. She recovered

daughter is frail and sick often. I have to work

his chin. “Piper, you realize this is the royal

“Yes, but-

access to all

I froze.

thought of that. Would the royal family truly be willing to use their

here, you are under the care of my family. We wouldn’t simply stand by and let you or your daughter

him. Turning away a sick child would

horrible, be said, smile adding

so generous with what

to know

asked him, Julian laughed. A roguish light danced

than gold, with no

I was in the

elaborate pranks. Nicholas,

had been called in. Julian had laughed and said it wasn’t a real fire.

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