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.”

is popular with the people,” I said. “No one was laughing. If anything. It helped

respect.”

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

apologize to her later.

need her gone, the sooner the better.”

crossed the room, closing some of the distance between

at

on another date.

she is. Can’t you see?” He looked back at me. The flickering flames cast shadows across his face. The way you talk about her, Nicholas, is very peculiar. I know she was special to you once, but

Don’t be ridiculous.

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

promoters, you are most likely to take

some commoner

need to over–dwell on this, father. I know better than

here.”

on allowing

shook my head. “The

choices. Lilliana, for example. Think of ways to bring her

eyes. They don’t need

in Piper’s presence,

me to an orphanage to feed the children. She wouldn’t smile

had been her in the kitchen the night before, I would not have been tempted to kiss her