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.

she was the one I was talking

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

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bride for me, now she intended to guide me into selecting the woman

only one I really wanted, Piper, was off–limits. They had made that clear

it clear she didn’t particularly want the job. And even I worried about bringing her and Elva into the

the choice

me rankled my nerves like no

competitions were such a farce. Most of these girls could go home right now and

one you wanted me to pair up with,” I said.

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be smart, boy,” the King snapped.

dipped my head a little. It wasn’t like me to speak out of turn to my parents, but this entire day had been one event after the next of people not listening to

life. My instinct was to protect those around me. To shield them. Not to cower behind my aging mother’s skirts and have her pick

respected my parents. Respected Bridget.