The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0263

Nicholas’s mouth was hot on mine. His arms wrapped around my waist, holding me closely. I clutched

at his shoulders, early accepting his kisses, until the need for air forced us apart.

He rested his forehead against mine. “You have to change.”

“Nick,” I said. He was being ridiculous. “This dress is not revealing.”

“You look so sexy in it. I can’t stand the thought of Terry seeing you like this.”

I smiled a little. This dress was not flattering on me. I knew that. I looked okay, but out of fashion. I’d

worn more revealing clothes before.

I imagined a big part of Nicholas’s trouble was that he was attracted to me in anything. “You’d probably

be jealous even if I wore a potato sack.”

He didn’t argue. “I don’t like the way Terry looks at you.” His arms squeezed me closer. “Why don’t you

stay here, after all. Stay with Elva. Julian and I can snoop around Terry’s mansion. You don’t need to

endanger yourself.”

I shook my head. “You know I can’t do that. Even if I wanted to. I had such a poor showing in the last

event, that I can’t risk botching another. I need attend and do the best I can.”

“Terry won’t make it easy on you.‘

“I know that,” I said. “But I don’t have any other choice.”

Nicholas frowned deeply but he made no further remarks. Instead, he stepped back from me and turned

on the lights to the garage. Taking my hand, he led me through the various fancy cars until we reached a

black sedan with tinted windows.

the passenger door and helped me inside. Then he went

were soft leather, the console black and impeccably clean. When Nicholas turned the key,

with a confident

car into drive and carefully navigated

we pulled out onto the street, my nerves began

tense posture and the way

road at all. The other cars were long gone and no one else seemed to use this road this time of night. The sun

the darkness,

double yellow line, trying to collect my thoughts. Yes, I was a

Nicholas and Julian would be there. And

do so

make me feel all that better. Terry was bold. He didn’t seem

him or his actions. He had the

the opinions of the lowly commoners matter to him? Even the nobles were

from the

his knuckles white.

of us. Nicholas lifted his foot

the road, where a dirt road seemed to

“Nicholas?”

and I saw a bit of desperation in his gaze. I knew what it was because I

way down into

leaning toward him. He leaned too, and caught

halfway.

space between us. But our need to hold each other overcame any obstacle. Nicholas buried his fingers into my hair. I clawed at his

I wouldn’t be able to tell where he ended and I began. That way,

finally feel safe again.

to be strong, depend on my physical training from Nicholas, and

ready.

I was frightened.

held Nicholas

He licked his way past the seam of my lips. I opened willingly for his greedy tongue, and held on while he stole

I could almost forget about what was going to happen tonight. I could find solace in this

me tonight would not be about to surmount this stolen moment of closeness with this man I was so soft–hearted

nothing mattered but he and I and the pursuit of the pleasure only attainable from