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.”

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

appease me.

you are King, you

to be married

a bit. But it still couldn’t be hopeless. There had to be some way for Nicholas to appease his family

may be.

jealousy, surely I would be able to contain it if I

in both generosity,

here truly seemed to fit those qualifications. Except perhaps Susie, but she

her own choices.

any

told him. “I just can’t accept

“You’ve always been

comes to you. I care about you too much to see

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me. Under the bright sunlight, the green flecks in his eyes seemed to sparkle.

be alright, somewhere under the surface. If

and didn’t

to be

“Because the King chose her? Surely anyone here would suit,

him, I’m afraid.” His gaze lingered on

dropped it away.

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