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?”

Yes, Yes, very pleasant.” Susie pushed her chair back. “If you’ll excuse me,

door she turned around, seemingly having realized she was still clutching her cloth napkin. She dropped

at all otherwise, like he couldn’t quite

shy,”

glancing at me. He sat back in

not speaking! www he was furious with me, but if he continued

with the girls, and with the

zooming in on

bringing the attention to myself. 1, personally,

me again, his frown clear this

I tilted my head toward the

schooled his frown

taken to raising

“Which is?” I asked.

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

tactic, but shameless.”

away from my face. He was talking about me. I

game. Did he think this was some clever ploy

higher than

my napkin, giving myself a moment to recover from the

Then I spoke.

I

I love birds,” I

He

the swan. They are so pure, loyal. Monogamous. Among swans, you would