The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0129

1 felt the warmth of her hand long after she had removed it.

I followed my father away from the dining room and to his rooms. He did not look back at me once, nor spoke to me until we were behind closed doors.

Once the door had shut behind us, however, he swiveled to glower at me.

“You’ve ignored my summons these past days.”

I had. “There have been many things that required my attention.”

“Matters more important than respecting your King?”

“More important than humoring the tired whims of my father, yes.”

The King’s face went bright red. “How dare you! Who do you think you are?”

I stood my ground. “Tell me you have some reason to want to see me other than Piper.”

He thrust his finger into my chest. “She is a danger, Nicholas. You are not taking this seriously.”

He huffed out a frustrated breath, then turned on his heel again. He placed some distance between us.

“You could have better handled the revelation of your past relationship. You nearly made us the laughing

stock of the kingdom.”

I said. “No one was

respect.”

true. I had no intention of using my relationship with Piper in such a way. I had only wanted to protect her. But if it would help appease my father and therefore get him to lay off Piper, I was willing to use

to

crossed his arms. “We need her gone,

some of the distance between my father and

down at the

I’ve asked Lilliana on another date.

face. The way you talk about her, Nicholas, is very peculiar. I know

Don’t be ridiculous.

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know you can never be with her, don’t you? You are my oldest son. Regardless what we

take my

commoner –”

to over–dwell on this, father. I know better than anyone how much Piper doesn’t belong

here.”

you insist on allowing her to

shook my head. “The people

Lilliana, for example. Think of ways

eyes. They don’t need

I tried to replace my shared moments in Piper’s presence, with

never go with me to an orphanage to feed the children. She wouldn’t smile at me like Piper

in the kitchen the night before, I would