The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0136

Love has no place in royalty.” Nicholas tilted his head down and lowered his gaze. “I will be forced to

marry the best Luna candidate in the Choosing Game. I can only hope that, at the very least, perhaps a

sense of friendship will blossom later.”

“And Lilliana is the best?” I asked.

He sighed. “She is the one my father has chosen for now. It could change over the course of the

competition. His whims can be fickle. But what would it matter? They are more or less all the same.”

My heart broke at his words. Hearing this usually confident man so… complacent – so accepting of such

an unwelcomed fate – tugged at my emotions.

1 want children,” he continued. “I believe that my life will be fulfilled enough with family, even if I can’t be

with a partner I would have truly wished for.”

I shook my head, refusing to accept it. “No one should turn away from their heart so fully.”

“I don’t have any choice, Piper.”

the arm and shook him. He was well–muscled, he only wobbled a bit and likely only

appease me.

do. When you are

married to be

about that and deflated a bit. But it still couldn’t be hopeless. There had to be some way

may be.

be able to contain it if I knew Nicholas was with someone who he

was his match in

those qualifications. Except

her

have any choice,” Nicholas

him. “I just

always been stubborn.”

about you

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his eyes seemed to sparkle. He

girls had to be alright, somewhere under the surface. If 1 really looked closely, gave them

and didn’t last more than a second

be Lilliana,”

pulled together. “Because the King chose her?

gaze lingered on me a

dropped it away.

are,” said a voice too near us. I glanced up to see Lilliana