The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 158

Chapter 0158

Nicholas held my gaze the longest.

He finally glanced away when a girl tugged on his arm. The music started and she pulled him toward the

dance floor.

It seemed that anonymity made everyone feel a bit bolder than usual tonight.

Myself included.

I stopped by the drink table to grab a flute of champagne. It was easier to lose myself with a hint of

alcohol in the system. Yet before I could even take a sip. I looked out at the dance floor once more and

forgot the drink entirely.

The girl who was dancing with Nicholas had both hands on his chest and was rubbing them up to his

shoulders with an unwelcome familiarity that made my skin crawl.

I lowered my drink back to the table and then stormed across the room.

“Excuse me,” I said, when I was close enough to them. “Do you mind if I cut in?””

“Yes,” snapped the girl.

Nicholas searched my face. Then, he reached up, grabbed the girl’s wrists and pulled her hands away

from his chest.

She huffed in annoyance but didn’t argue. She glared at me as she walked away.

out his hand to me,

His deadpan expression made it difficult to tell if he was teasing or

He, of course, knew

I

did he know specifically who I was?

my waist. Together, we began to move with the music. We glided over the

of our real–life problems, being with Nicholas was as easy as breathing. Here, where we could pretend to be other people, nothing stood in the way of indulging in this fantasy.

well, my lady,” Nicholas said.

an excellent partner,” I replied.

out onto the balcony, where we were alone. Slowly, he stopped turning, ending

clutching mine.

move away

my heart took

say something flirty, and well, I could

handsome in the

wider than usual, and my knees felt weak.

it is your beauty that has stolen me away. This is a lovely dress, but I suspect the

my face. Gently, he traced my

he leaned forward.

my throat. He came closer and closer. I felt his hot

fluttered closed. I

me. The very thrill of the

Anything felt possible.

brushed mine and I

but it made

sneaked in. He didn’t perhaps think I was someone else, did he? With mask covering most of my face, and my hair

said, voice breathy

him to

me was so near, and when it was, I felt so whole. I couldn’t resist it even if I wanted to.

as fast as I could in my heels. I followed the feeling, searching

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