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?”

back. “If you’ll excuse me, I… I, uh…

jumped to her feet and started walking away. Halfway to the door she turned around, seemingly having realized she was still clutching her cloth napkin. She dropped it onto her chair, and then scuttled away, pressing her hands to her

blinked a couple of times. He hadn’t moved at all otherwise, like he couldn’t

shy,” I

back in his chair and

had gone back to not speaking! www he was furious with me, but if he continued to be so unwelcoming,

with the girls, and

zooming in on

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

again, his

my head

immediately schooled his frown into a

answer. “I’ve taken

“Which is?” I asked.

said. His gaze sliced into me. “They lay

tactic, but shameless.”

He was talking about me. I had a child, yet here

Did he think this was

than I had any

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

Then I spoke.

I

I love birds,”

feigned interest. He lifted

bird is the swan. They are so