The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0567

"I'll go with you," Nicholas said. True to his word, he stuck to us like he'd been glued to our side.

Eventually, the sun crept across the sky and began to disappear at the western horizon. Sitting on one of the sofas on the deck, Elva began to doze at my side, occasionally swaying. When she finally fell into my arm, I roused her and asked, "Bedtime, Elva?"

She nodded.

I looked to the other candidates and two princes sitting around us.

*Elva and I are turning in for the night," I said as we stood.

"Goodnight," each of them said in turn, except Bridget, who was laughing with one of the cameramen.

Nicholas stood as we did. "I'll go with you."

him in front of the others, who were each side-eying each other. Our new sleeping arrangement hadn't been decided in a public space, so the candidates didn't know a thing about it. Even Julian seemed a little

silence, I led Elva into the house, with Nicholas

door, the guard greeted us with a formal salute. "An air mattress has been arranged for you,

Nicholas replied.

exactly what the guard had been talking about. An air mattress had been assembled right next to the bed, and covered in

couldn't imagine a prince sleeping on the floor. "I'll take the air mattress." "Absolutely not," Nicholas said

shuffled her into the bathroom. When we were changed and washed with our teeth brushed, we reemerged. Nicholas had changed in our absence. He was across the room, testing the strength of the lock on the

him for a hug goodnight before she returned to bed for me to tuck

He stood beside me. We'd be right next to each other, me in the bed, him on the floor. If I needed

I hadn't thought I'd be able to sleep, but with him so near, maybe there was a

ridiculous, making a prince sleep on my floor. I hadn't been comfortable

his mind, and therefore would not, knowing him. He

from us, and was already

tired too, but wired enough to hold off