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,

she was still clutching her cloth

all otherwise, like

shy,”

at me. He sat back in his chair and focused on his

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

the girls,

be zooming in

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

at me again,

my head toward

immediately schooled his frown into a passive

Piper?” he asked me. He didn’t wait for me to answer. “I’ve taken to raising some. Beautiful, majestic creatures. But there is one bird that I cannot help but actively

“Which is?” I asked.

sliced into me. “They lay their eggs in other

tactic, but shameless.”

blood pulled away from my face. He was talking about me. I had a child, yet

he think this

than

corner of my mouth with my

Then I spoke.

I

love birds,” I

interest. He lifted his soup–filled

so pure, loyal. Monogamous. Among