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

see Nicholas, it was

washed away.

in and play! I want

Nicholas

set her down. She snatched his hand and pulled

he gazed at me now, his eyes. held a certain measure of warmth. Ever since last

carefree. But it was less harrowing than the looks of cold indifference I had grown used

the tea party, Piper?”

say yes but I had other plans. Plans

belonged to him. When

good morning,

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

picked at his nails, as if he hadn’t a care in the world. “Oh. I’m taking Piper

at me. Julian wasn’t wrong, though under Nicholas’s scrutiny now, I kind

could deny it.

true,” I

sliced it back to Julian, “There was no official

what happened last time, can you blame

had followed

and I have plenty of

It’s starting!” Elva tugged on his

the world like he wanted to physically