The Luna Choosing Game

Nathan waved Eva and I forward close to the edge of the front stai

“Now introducing,” Nathan said. per and her daughter

The polite applause abruptly ceased

eetsed in its place whispers and mas eupted in the room.

Mommy

It’s okay.

ember you an

Elva rodded. She stuck up her little chin, hing the way her bottom lip wobbled,

Holding tightly to each other’s hand

we began down the stancase

There were many

the crowd looked at the royal family instead.

Julian gave me a thumbs up which put me a bit at ea

Then I locked eyes with Nich

Suddenly the rest of the world faded away There was only Elva and I on this stair, and Nicholas, down. below, staring at me.

He watched m

me

entire time gaze never wavering My heart thundered in my chest. I felt like I was in

I

a dream

Only when we reached the bottom stair and a servant directed us where to go, did I finally glance away from handsome face

I moved to stand beside Olivia as the rest of the girls received their introductions.

time I did, he was looking back at

the final introduction, a string orchestra in the corner of the room began to play.

about, as if they danced on a cloud. They must

were allowed to dance with each other, but not ws. The candidates dances are reserved for the princes alone, unless

randon, but by the end, each prince would

Chapter 0047

waved Elva and I forward, close to the edge of the front

Nathan said. “Piper and her daughter

abruptly ceased. In its place, whispers and murmurs

“Mommy?

honey. Just remember, you are a

up her little chin, hiding the way her bottom

hand, we began down

many unfamiliar faces in the crowd. I looked at the royal

which

I locked

Suddenly

faded away. There was only Elva and I on

below, staring at me.

gaze

me the entire time, never wavering. My heart thundered in my chest. I felt like I was

a dream.

bottom stair and a servant directed us where to go, did I

from his handsome face.

beside Olivia as the rest of the girls

glancing up at Nicholas. Every time I

corner of the room began to play. The King and Luna owned the first

as if they danced on a

seated, the nobles filled the floor. They were allowed to dance with each other, but not us. The candidates‘ dances were reserved

order of the princes‘ dances was chosen at random, but by the end, each prince would

weaved through the crowd of us girls searching for the

ignored it

Care to dance

no. Still, I couldn’t help but worry what Nicholas would think.

his opinion of Julian and