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

away. Halfway to the door she turned around, seemingly having realized she was still clutching her cloth napkin. She

at all otherwise, like he couldn’t quite believe what

very shy,”

glancing at me. He sat back

back to not speaking! www he was furious with me, but

the girls,

to be zooming in on

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

at me again,

my head toward the

schooled

for me to answer. “I’ve taken to raising some. Beautiful, majestic creatures. But there is one

“Which is?” I asked.

me. “They lay their

tactic, but shameless.”

about me. I had a

in the Luna choosing game. Did he think this was some

match? To aim higher than

at the corner of my mouth with my napkin, giving myself a moment to recover

Then I spoke.

I

love birds,” I

feigned interest. He lifted

They are so