The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0618

Nicholas's lips were soft. His touch light, a barely there caress, as he held my face so near to his own.

I didn't register the sound of a door opening at first, so fully engrossed as I was with the man in front of me. It wasn't until I fluttered my eyes open and saw a figure walking past, that I startled into wakefulness.

It was a girl I didn't recognize, wearing an oversized hoodie and shorts. She had wireless headphones over her ears with the music blasting. She must have been the new roommate because my old bedroom door was opened.

Theld my breath, expecting some kind of reaction to seeing a prince and a woman she probably didn't know kissing in her living room, but the girl seemned totally unfazed.

She walked into the kitchen, retrieved a drink from the fridge, and then walked straight back into the bedroom without looking at us sideways.

Nicholas and I were in a frozen state of surprise, only broken once the girl closed her door. Then we looked at each other.

We were both confused and surprised. The romantic mood, however, was broken. Nicholas lowered his arms to my waist and kept them there, keeping me closer than too far apart.

"We should get Elva and Anna out here," Nicholas said. "I would like to spend more time with them."

I lifted a suspicious brow. "Why?"

Nicholas smiled. "I want to hear all the details of your life."

"They aren't all pretty..." I reminded him.

He shook his head. "It doesn't matter. I want to know everything about you, the good and the bad."

He was so sweet, I couldn't resist pressing myself up onto my tiptoes and kissing him one more time. Briefly, this time, so that we would not be interrupted. Then, I lowered myself back down.

"Elva will be happy to see you," I said. "Elva! Anna!"

They stumbled out of the other room so fast, it was as if they had been listening at the keyhole. Anna, I imagined, had been doing just that. Elva probably mimicked her without realizing what exactly they had been doing.

My cheeks burned red. "Anna..."

"I'm

"They were

Anna a hard look. This time she did

I sighed.

distract Elva from any

a hug. "Why are you here?" she asked, looking up at

to make sure you and

seemed reasonable to

ready to

here," Nicholas said. "If you didn't mind, we should keep my

something about Prince Nicholas's presence this

We shouldn't have needed Nicholas around to have some agency. Still, I was grateful for his presence. Now I wouldn't have to be so on-guard that the camera crew might try to capture

of Elva playing

in the kitchen, I sneaked in there to find him. He was leaning against the counter, a carefree smirk on his lips. He had a devilish look that didn't full

Nicholas," I said, careful to keep my voice low. "Why in the world would you look at me

teased. I sneaked closer then, and he smiled as, after checking

in the kitchen. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought I'd have Nicholas here in

even as a prince, sneaking secret kisses to me behind the

long. It couldn't, really, with the dangers lurking so near. We couldn't risk the

way to

get you back to the palace," I lightly swatted

to look at

stay away. I had to

but... the inability

of

Nicholas,

mating bond with me.

I was called out of the comfort

fuzziness

and kissed my cheek. "I'll