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

that she could actually see Nicholas, it was

washed away.

in and play! I want

okay,” Nicholas said.

too squirmy, he set her down. She snatched his hand and pulled him further into

a certain measure of warmth. Ever since last night, when he learned I hadn’t betrayed him – at least not

obvious and carefree. But it was less harrowing than the looks of

for the tea party, Piper?” he asked.

other

it belonged to him. When he spotted

good morning, brother.”

cheer vanished from Nicholas’s face. “What are you doing here, Julian?”

he hadn’t a care in

wasn’t wrong, though under Nicholas’s scrutiny now, I kind of wished

could deny it.

I

to Julian, “There was no official date announcement.”

last time, can you

you had followed the

have

Nick–lass! It’s starting!” Elva

his teeth, looking for all the world like