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

me. Now that she could actually see Nicholas, it was like those remaining

washed away.

and play! I want a

okay,” Nicholas

She snatched his

Unlike 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 of

had been dating, when his affection was obvious and carefree. But it was less harrowing than the looks of cold indifference I had grown

joining us for the tea party, Piper?” he

I had other plans.

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

morning,

good cheer vanished from Nicholas’s face. “What

hadn’t a care in the world.

Julian wasn’t wrong, though under Nicholas’s

could deny it.

true,” I said.

gaze hardened as he sliced it back to Julian,

happened last time, can

followed the

boring. Piper and I have

starting!” Elva

looking for all the world like he wanted to physically