The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0632

The next morning, I awoke feeling groggy. I hadn't slept at all the night before, too stressed about what the day might bring, especially with Nicholas's disappearance after the meeting the day before.

He had said that he would talk to me at the elimination ceremony, but I didn't know that meant I wouldn't even clap eyes on him for the rest of the day. Not even Julian had seemed to know what was up when I had confronted him about it.

"I'm sure it's fine," Julian had said. "Nicholas isn't going to just ditch you now, after everything you've been through together."

That wasn't the comfort that he had thought it was. All night long, I tossed and turned. Maybe Nicholas felt bound to me because of what we shared. Maybe our affections toward each other wouldn't be enough when push came to shove. Maybe Nicholas agreed he needed someone else for the nation.

No. He stood up for me to his parents. At least against Bridget. But what if they were able to sway him to look closer at Olivia or Lilliana again?

By the time my alarm went off the next morning, I reasoned I had slept for maybe about ten minutes the night before.

Elva and I returned to the room to find our suitcases out on the bed, Charlotte

"Nathan said everyone had to be packed

hand on her shoulder and gave her a small smile.

"The minute Nicholas says your name, I will be right here, putting all of

so. Though, in my heart, I knew the King would be the one

bow out gracefully. Since I had refused to do so, now it was time for him to take matters into his own

in her play area. She slowly picked them up one at a time and brought them toward the suitcase. She dragged her feet as

my arm around her and pulled

going to be

a reserved kind

no matter where we are," I added, giving her a squeeze. "So long as we

She shuffled away from my hold and put her stuffed animals in her