The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0102

The next morning, a knock came early on the bedroom door. Fortunately, Elva and I had risen with the dawn and were already dressed.

Expecting the nanny, I headed for the door, yet when I drew it open, the person on the other side

surprised me.

“Nicholas. What are you doing here?”

Behind him, Mark cleared his throat. Immediately, I realized my error.

“Prince Nicholas,” I corrected. After last night, I had become entirely too familiar with him. I had to be more careful, for both our reputations, not to address him so informally. Especially in front of others.

“I came to see Elva,” Nicholas said.

“Nick–lass!”

The rules of propriety, however, did not extend to my three year old.

Elva rushed toward the door. Nicholas bent down and scooped her up into his arms. Elva giggled as he

lifted her.

I’d already told Elva that we would be staying around for a while longer, but she didn’t seem to quite

she could actually see Nicholas, it

washed away.

play! I want a

Nicholas said.

down. She snatched his hand

so many times before, when he gazed at me now, his eyes. held a certain measure of warmth. Ever since last night, when he learned I hadn’t betrayed him – at least not out

But it was less harrowing than the looks of

for the tea party,

wanted to say yes but I had other

now, as Julian sauntered into the room like it belonged to him. When

morning,

from Nicholas’s face. “What are you doing here,

in the world. “Oh. I’m taking Piper

wrong, though under

could deny it.

I said.

sliced it back to Julian, “There

what happened last

had followed

are boring. Piper and I have plenty

tea party, Nick–lass! It’s starting!” Elva tugged

like he wanted to