The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0568

The next morning, I awoke slowly. The sun was bright outside my window. It must have been early yet. It seemed as if the sun's rays were coming in strong and undeterred. Even the curtains could not dull their luminance.

I felt stubborn though, and groggy from being up much of the night thinking back on the things Nicholas had said. I would undoubtedly pay for it later today.

For now, however, I could rest. Elva was still dozing soundly beside me

I rolled to the side, enough to peer over, down at Nicholas on the ground. He had his arms crossed over his chest and his eyelids closed. He seemed to be sleeping as well.

Good. Then I truly did have a few minutes to wake slowly. I liked mornings like this, where nothing felt urgent. They had always been a rare gift to me.

Still on my side, I watched the way Nicholas's chest rose and fell with his deep breathing. His face was stern, as if he was having a dream about giving some kind of orders or reprimand.

I wondered what he dreamed about.

Could it be anything like my dreams? Although with that stern expression, I doubted he was dreaming of a blissful family life.

"Mommy...?"

I rolled over, away from Nicholas and toward my daughter instead. She was rubbing her eyes with one hand.

"Is it time to wake up?" Elva asked.

*Soon," I said. "We can sleep in a bit, though. There's no rush."

"Okay," she said. She blinked a few times, then met my gaze. "Is Nick-lass still here?"

I nodded. "He's sleeping, so we should keep our voices low. We don't want to wake him."

She lowered her voice. "He stayed all night?"

"He did," I said, keeping my voice low as well. "Protecting us. Keeping us safe."

she wiggled under the covers. She pulled them up higher, closer to her chin. "I like

when will he be my new daddy? Soon, right?" Shock struck through me and for a moment, I

the correct thing to do would have been to let her down gently, or at the very least, temper her expectations. But my own fantasies had been running so rampant lately, that what I should do and what

her, "Is that something you would

"Then he'd stay with us

to my own. What I wouldn't give to have Nicholas belong to us as part of

know that it might not work out that way. I could be eliminated at the next ceremony. Or the King and Queen could simply deem me unsuitable. Or Nicholas could choose

begin to tell Elva anything. Nicholas let

began to sit up. He stretched out all

actually been asleep a moment ago and hadn't overheard Elva and

between Elva and me. I held my breath, expecting

breakfast?" he asked, and I huffed out a deep exhale of

said and hopped out of

get dressed first," I said, and after selected the day's clothes for us both, ushered Elva into the bathroom to change and ready for the

and then, we all headed down to

soon as stepped off the stairs, the tension in the air on the first

than usual with the staff as she barked orders. This in turn, caused all of the staff to seem more stressed then too. Drinks were getting messed up or spilled. The person

immediately started walking toward the chaos. "Selma? What is

see any of this, Prince Nicholas," she said and seemed

the matter?" Nicholas

they even eat? I received a list of

around her and patted her shoulder gently, offering support. He looked hopelessly back at me. I nodded at him, knowing and understanding that he was needed here. He

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said. "I'll see if I

sniffed. "Oh, thank you so much, your royal Highness. You

be alright,"

was watching the scene with a curious though somewhat frightened expression. Seeing a grown woman lose her composure

at me, I smiled down at her. "Nicholas is going to take care of this, alright? You know

expression. Yes, she

you hungry?"