The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0205

Nicholas

I stood before the King in his chambers. He was angrily pacing the length of the room. Back and forth,

back and forth. Occasionally he would stop to shout at me, but he’d always break himself off, unfinished,

and continue pacing.

“How could you think –?”

“You deliberately disobeyed –!”

“What do I even –?”

A few minutes in, his face was turning red, and my mother, the Luna was forced to intervene. She stood

in his path to keep him from pacing, then whispered into his ear.

I never totally understood their relationship. My mother was a private person. And though the two of

them often gave compliments to each other, any meaningful conversations only went on behind closed

doors.

had no idea if they even liked each other at all,

marriage was a show they put

took a few deep breaths. He nodded at my mother, and then

I specifically told you not to,” he said. Rage crackled under the false

in his eyebrow or a downward

not belong

genuine, with a sick child we are helping to take care

to be as much – if not more than

–

—

threw his hands

can be a fine person without being a good

every event with flying

biased because she was common. I wanted to help them see without directly calling them out. To do so would

opinions could

King huffed in the Queen’s

to good people. It’s not just for the sake of the kingdom that I caution you, but for her sake, too. She cannot bear the weight required. Her goodness? Her kindness? Her spirit? All will be crushed, to say nothing of her little

knew she

world would press down on her. It

enough to protect

with her sister and her wolf, and poor little Elva’s illness. She didn’t

want me to do,” I said, burying the

today,” the King said. “You need to