The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0049

No, that was a foolish notion. He was kind to Elva because he was a kind person. At the end of the day, Elva and I were going to be eliminated from the competition.

We’d leave the palace, return to our little apartment with Anna, and never hear from Nicholas again, We’d probably see him on television sometimes, with updates on his new family.

It might hurt to see, but that was life.

Dreams were dreams. Reality was reality.

I couldn’t have both.

“It’s so nice of Prince Nicholas to spend so much time with you and your daughter,” said one of the other girls to me

“Looks good for the cameras, too,” said another girl, pointing as a cameraman came close to Elva.

Odd, I hadn’t really noticed them before.

Neither, apparently, had Nicholas. Because the moment he spotted the camera following Elva, he swung her the other way, out of the camera’s line of sight.

just for show?” said the first

no,” the second girl relented. “It just shows off a side of him people don’t get to see. I’m not sure why he’s

and I were only here as a publicity stunt. But even so, Nicholas was not the type of person to take advantage of that. He danced with Elva because

you are enjoying yourself too, Piper.

I’d be gone soon as well as

those guards headed this

girls were staring. True enough, a pair of guards was weaving their

you think they want?” I

I waited for them to go by, but instead they stopped night in front

“Miss Piper one asked

whispered one of the girls

that’s me.” I

expressions. These must have been more of Joseph’s guards, the

me. I wondered what happened to the ones who had initially been kind to me. I hoped they

Follow me

of the guards began to walk away. The other waited

1. me.

was unnerving, like I was being arrested or something. But how could

were still dancing, now with her standing on his shoes. He paused, though, when he spotted me. His eyes narrowed as

away from the ballroom and into a side, sitting room. The Queen herself sat on a plush sofa, bracketed by a pair of older women nobles, Lena stood behind the sofa,