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.

kept glancing up at Nicholas Every time

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

about, as if they danced on a cloud. They must have tied quickly though. After only a

fulled the floor. They were allowed to dance with each other, but not ws. The candidates dances

chosen at randon, but by the end, each prince would have

Chapter 0047

forward, close to the edge

introducing.” Nathan said. “Piper and her

its place, whispers

“Mommy?

okay, honey. Just remember, you

up her little chin, hiding the way

each other’s hand,

faces in the crowd. I looked

a thumbs up, which put

locked

Suddenly

the world faded away. There was only Elva and I

below, staring at me.

gaze

My heart thundered in my chest. I felt like I was

a dream.

when we reached the bottom stair and a servant directed us

from his handsome face.

to stand beside Olivia as the rest of the girls

Every time I did, he

in the corner of the room began

a cloud. They must have tired

each other, but not us. The candidates‘ dances were reserved for the princes alone, unless permission was

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

weaved through the crowd of us girls searching

ignored it all by

you say, Piper? Care to dance with

imagine the outrage if I said no. Still, I couldn’t

made well known his opinion