The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0607

The servant led Nicholas and I to a sitting room where the King stood behind the chair his wife was sitting on. A table had been arranged in front of her, with two teacups and an extravagant silver teapot.

The Queen stirred a sugar cube into her tea. The gentle chime of the spoon hitting porcelain was the only sound in the room as we entered.

The both looked up as we entered, though it wasn't until they spotted Nicholas, that their blank faces shifted to ones filled with annoyance.

I was nervous at their looks. The King and Queen could demand whatever they want, but Nicholas simply stood at my side with his head held high.

"Your presence is neither requested nor required for this meeting, Nicholas," the King said.

Nicholas lifted his chin even higher. "I'm not going anywhere, Father. Save time and don't waste your breath."

children. Or Nicholas, at least.

diligent of sons. Well, at least until I came around, I supposed. Now he was always standing up to his family for

slipped away. Without it, he looked so much more like the exhausted older

clearly weighing on them all. With everything going on, I could at least understand that. I could be sympathetic, while still believing they were making the wrong choices regarding

they seemed to be

well," the King said. "I suppose it won't matter whether you are here or not, and the

had happened, the King was resigned to allowing me

with you, Piper," the King said. "You don't seem an unreasonable woman. If you are given all of the facts, I'm sure you will make the correct

began to prickle under my skin, but I stayed silent, waiting. Whatever was to come, I knew I would hate it. Better to

popular vote 50/50. We acknowledge some competition is healthy. The closer the race, the more people become invested, rooting for their favorite. It's the inevitable outcome that

one can win," I