The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0447

Nicholas POV

“You should have kissed Bridget, Nicholas,” my father said to me.

We were standing in the private rooms he shared with my mother. The King was glaring at me. The Luna was sitting at the table, busying herself with needlepoint and paying us little attention. I knew my father had her full support, however. Talks like these were usually part of a two–pronged attack. 1

In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if this entire conversation hadn’t been mainly my mother’s

idea.

“I didn’t think the play needed it,” I said.

“To hell with what the play needed,” the King said. His blood pressure was rising. His face was turning red. “You should have kissed her to kiss her.”

“You aren’t giving Bridget enough of a chance,” the Luna said from the table.

I nearly sighed but held back. Like I had guessed, my mother was more involved than she pretended to be.

to her, because I knew she was the one I was talking to, and that my father was just

to the tabletop, then turned in her chair to face me. “This is a competition to

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There it was. My mother already chose my bride for me, now she intended to

Piper, was off–limits. They had made that clear

particularly want the job. And even I worried about bringing her and Elva into the dangerous and precarious situations such a

to have the choice

rankled my nerves like no other.

a farce. Most of these girls could go home right now and it wouldn’t make any difference. Keeping

wanted

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smart, boy,” the King snapped.

parents, but this entire day had been one event after the next of people not listening to my wants and making decisions for me.

I had not just an urge, but a need to be in charge of my own life. My instinct was to protect those around me. To shield them. Not to cower

furious. I respected my parents. Respected Bridget. I was so