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.

coughed and immediately reclaimed my attention. She recovered quickly this time, thank God, and returned

wouldn’t overhear, I said to Julian, “My daughter is frail and sick often. I have to

to his chin. “Piper,

“Yes, but-

are here, wouldn’t you have access to all the royal

I froze.

truly be willing

you are under the care of my

Turning away a sick child

horrible, be said, smile adding

was be being so

to know the

A roguish light

than gold, with no flecks

different than I

pranks. Nicholas, the

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

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