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

"They were

This time she did look apologetic. Sorry,

I sighed.

from any further thoughts about why Nicholas and I might have

"Why are you

you and your mom were okay,"

seemed reasonable to Elva, who

into the apartment, ready to throw out orders about lighting and placement and what Anna and

here," Nicholas said. "If you didn't mind,

met before. The producer had been around. But something about Prince Nicholas's presence this time seemned to upset him. Maybe

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

Elva playing with her

knew he was hiding in the kitchen, I sneaked in there to find him. He was leaning against the counter, a carefree

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

think?" he teased. I sneaked closer then, and he smiled as, after checking no

my wildest dreams would I have thought I'd have Nicholas here

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

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

kissed his way to my

back

at

said. "I couldn't stay away.

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

feature of

I couldn't dare wish that Nicholas, a prince, would actually be

mating bond with me.

producer called, and too soon I was called out of the

warm fuzziness of my

said and kissed my cheek. "I'll never