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..."

amount of shame. "I'm not the one kissing a prince in the living

gasped. "They were

a hard look. This time she

I sighed.

very presence was enough to distract Elva from any further

are

to make sure you and your mom were

seemed reasonable to Elva,

was just as much of a surprise to the camera crew. The producer paled fiercely when he stormed into the apartment, ready

be recorded as being here," Nicholas said. "If you didn't mind, we should keep

yes, your Highness," the producer said. They'd met before. The producer had been around. But something about Prince Nicholas's presence this time seemned to upset him. Maybe because now he couldn't just do whatever he wanted, treat us however he wanted without

would want to treat those of us without this way. 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

few shots of Elva playing with her toys, and Anna and

sneaked in there to find him. He was leaning against the

I said, careful to keep my voice low. "Why in the

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

kitchen. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought I'd have Nicholas here in my modern life. When I had left him at the Academy, I had thought I'd never seen him

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

kiss didn't last long. It couldn't, really, with the dangers lurking so near. We couldn't risk the cameras catching

his way

can't wait until I get you back to the palace," I lightly swatted

back to look at him. "You

"I couldn't stay away. I

hope, but... the inability to stay away from each

feature of the mating

that Nicholas, a prince, would

mating bond with me.

and too soon I was called out of the

warm fuzziness of my

and kissed my cheek. "I'll never be too