The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0617

Anna's words stayed with me all through the night. I was haunted by them, even as I eventually drifted off to sleep on the air mattress.

Was I truly considering the King's demand because I wanted what was best for the country? Or was I simply hiding, pushing off responsibility to retum to a life of normalcy?

Bridget would make a lousy queen. I knew that.

Anyone would be a better choice.

Even... me?

Could I be queen?

I had labeled the idea as outlandish straight from the start, so much so that I barely considered it even when I tried to think critically about it.

I was constantly making excuses: I knew so little of politics. I knew so little of royalty. Everyone looked down on me. No one would take me seriously.

But these were just excuses, I was realizing now. Anna was right. I was running away.

I needed to do better. I needed to think about how I could actually contribute as a queen, and showcase those abilities. No more hiding. No more putting myself down.

If I wanted a family with Nicholas, I had to earn it.

The thoughts and worries stayed with me even when I woke up again. I had a dreamless sleep, though I felt rested. My body must have decided enough was enough and shut off my brain.

I was resolved to lie on the air mattress until Elva or Anna woke first, but a knock sounded on the door. It was soft at first, but with a growing urgency the longer no one answered.

I wasn't sure who it could be. It seemed too early for the camera crew, and Anna hadn't said she'd been expecting guests.

Crumbling, Anna emerged from her room and slunk herself toward the front door.

"I'm coming! I'm coming!" she shouted, when the knocking continued. "Someone better be dead, to get me up this early."

unlocked and pulled open the door. The

she said

easily see the front door. The apartment was still dark, with black out curtains hanging over the window, but the hallway

self-conscious in my pajamas, but Nicholas had seen me at my worst.

as I came

Anna," I teased. "Can't have a prince standing

"They'll surely think, there

Nicholas inside. I flipped on the kitchen light as he

I can't imagine she ever expected to have an actual prince on her doorstep. "So

"It's a

Anna just looked at him

finished with a

immediately began to giggle, like it

grinned wider, pleased with

"Yes... uh.. same!" She fled. "No one is ever going to believe me," she said when

now, Nicholas turned to me. "Piper," he

had been less than a day, but his absence had been noted. His

only been apart a short time, but he had been so

of myself, deep down, that felt strung out by

his arms for me and I immediately went within them. He closed his arms around me and I felt

in the living room, I heard Anna waking Elva and shuffling around, cleaning no

it too. What must Nicholas think, being in my former home? It was smaller than anything he was used too.

myself for

there. Honestly, I should have known better. Nicholas had never been the judgmental type. He was the kind of guy who worried about everyone, and helped

around this place that I used

you give me the tour?" he

"This... is the kitchen." It was small, but it had all of the major amenities. Stove, fridge, oven, coffee

I led him out into the living room, we could hear Elva and Anna talking in Anna's

the living room with interest. His gaze snagged on the boxes in the