The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0020

Around us, the girls were speaking with each other and the royal family. Only Nicholas, Susie, and myself

were silent.

The King gave Nicholas a hard look, and Nicholas’s lips twitched like he wanted to frown but didn’t.

I thought he might talk to me, but instead, he leaned forward to see Susie around me.

“It is a pleasant evening, wouldn’t you agree, Susie?”

Susie paled. “You… know my name?”

“Of course. I know the name of every candidate.”

“… oh…” She audibly swallowed a spoonful of soup. “Of course. Sorry to offend.”

“I’m not offended,” Nicholas said. “But, to my question. Wouldn’t you agree?”

Susie’s face shifted from white to red so fast, I worried she might be lightheaded. I placed an arm beside her, ready to catch her if she tilted.

“A–Agree?” Susie stuttered

“Yes.” Nicholas’s brow furrowed slightly. “That the weather is pleasant?”

her chair back. “If you’ll excuse me, I… I, uh… I have to

seemingly having realized she was still clutching her cloth napkin. She dropped

times. He hadn’t moved at all otherwise, like he couldn’t

very shy,”

back in

table were watching the scene curiously. Nicholas had gone back to not speaking! www he was furious with me, but if he continued to

girls,

zooming

a laugh, bringing the attention to myself. 1, personally, find the weather

again, his frown

my

schooled his frown

wait for me to answer. “I’ve taken to raising

“Which is?” I asked.

he said. His gaze sliced into me. “They lay their eggs in other birds‘

tactic, but shameless.”

He was talking about me. I had

Luna choosing game. Did he think this was some clever ploy of

To aim higher than I had any

my napkin, giving myself a moment to recover from the

Then I spoke.

I

love

interest. He

swan. They are so pure, loyal. Monogamous. Among swans,