The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 124

Chapter 0124

Nicholas’s mouth was so close. As I looked at it, he licked his lips. I licked mine in reply. We leaned

closer, closer, dangerously close..

Then the oven timer dinged.

We immediately straightened, snapping away from each other. Nicholas turned, coughing into his hand.

I reached for the oven mitts and pulled the finished stuffed mushrooms from the oven.

With the tray safely on the counter, I couldn’t find the courage to look at him again.

He cleared his throat. “Nostalgia does tricky things to the mind.”

“It does,” I agreed, thankful for the safe retreat his words offered.

“I should go now.” He took a step, then paused. “Goodnight, Piper.”

“Goodnight.”

I didn’t move again until his footsteps disappeared from the kitchen. Even after he was gone, I needed a moment to get my heartbeat under control.

on

storage.

very carefully did not think about what

Elva. She was sewing on the ruffled trim with the sewing machine, while

“about your

me now, in the early days, she had seemed to only barely tolerate me. The overly–friendly one had helped me feel more

down,” Charlotte said. “They let her go from the palace staff, but she was able to find

I had worried that she was trapped in a dungeon

enjoying it. It’s less stressful.” Charlotte picked at

glad to hear she is safe and well. I’ve been thinking

her, she seemed worried about you,

palace might

I said, giving her a smile. “And that’s what matters. With the support

of

humiliation and ruined appetizers were nothing compared to the

past.

for both Elva and me, and proper

those basic needs,

us or was incredibly difficult to come by.

of these minor hardships, they still made my staying here more difficult. I had to be careful to make

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