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.

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

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

“Piper, you realize this is the royal

“Yes, but-

you have access to all the royal resources? Including

I froze.

truly be willing to

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

away a sick child would surely be bad for public

horrible, be said, smile adding

being so generous with what were

know

asked him, Julian laughed. A roguish light danced in his eyes. They were different

more brown than gold, with no flecks

different than I was

performing elaborate pranks. Nicholas, the more serious one, had always accused him of never

lounge, and in a panic, the fire department had been

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