The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0067

If that partner was me, I would…

No. I shouldn’t go down that path, even within the safe confines of my mind.

Nicholas and I would never be together again. I had too many secrets that he would never understand. Even if he knew the truth, even if he’d understood, he’d never agree with the choices I had made.

If he knew what I’d given away, he would never look at me the same way.

When Elva appeared for her lunch, she shouted from across the room. “Nick–lass!” Then she ran through. the line, crawled under the table, and threw her arms out wide for a hug.

Nicholas leaned down to oblige. His smile was so warm, my chest ached.

If only Elva and I could have this all the time.

After lunch, and after Nicholas and I finished cleaning up, we joined the children out on the playground.

I pushed some of the kids on the swings, while Nicholas play–chased the children around the grassy lawn. He roared, pretending to be a monster. The children shouted with fake fear, broken with fits of

giggling.

Elva herself often broke the illusion by running up to Nicholas and demanding. “You’re not a monster.

You’re Nick–lass!”

and spun her around,

her so happy in her life. I could have cried bittersweet tears,

she would lose

let the kids tackle him down

from the sidelines, “Do

new monster approaches, even

new game, running and play–fighting with

rolled up off the ground and walked

grass debris from his pants, but the back of his shirt was covered in

I?” I asked, motioning

“Is it bad?”

back to me. I brushed away the grass

I had finished did I realize the potential weight of what I had just done. I had

moment, everything had felt just like it had

have noticed as well. His posture shifted, straightening. His

head back

We needed to end this fantasy as soon as

could never have

reality. A prince and a commoner, with a canyon of

between us, too

ride back together,” Nicholas

“Thank you.”

we sat mostly in silence. Elva slept soundly,

with his arm