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."

new sleeping arrangement hadn't been decided in a public space, so the candidates didn't know a thing about it. Even Julian seemed

Elva into the house, with Nicholas

door, the guard greeted us with a formal salute. "An

Nicholas

guard had been talking about. An air mattress had been assembled right next to the bed,

on the floor. "I'll take the air mattress." "Absolutely not," Nicholas said in his sternest voice,

I grabbed pajamas for Elva and myself and shuffled her into the bathroom. When we were changed and washed with our teeth brushed, we reemerged. Nicholas had changed in our absence.

goodnight before she returned to bed for me to

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

be able to sleep, but with him so near, maybe there

prince sleep on my floor. I hadn't been comfortable with a stranger in my room, but it

therefore would not, knowing him. He was one of the

had turned away from us, and was already lightly snoring. Poor thing was absolutely exhausted

enough