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 I did, he

introduction, a string orchestra in the corner of the room began to play. The King and Luna owned the

the land of grace I could only dream about, as if they danced on a cloud. They must have tied quickly though. After only

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

princes dances was chosen at randon, but by the end, each prince would

Chapter 0047

Elva and I forward, close to the

said. “Piper and her daughter

In its place,

“Mommy?

remember, you are

up her little chin, hiding the way

other’s hand,

faces in the crowd. I

thumbs up, which put me a bit

I locked

Suddenly

was only Elva and I on this

below, staring at me.

gaze

My heart thundered in my chest. I felt like

a dream.

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

from his handsome face.

to stand beside Olivia as the rest of

time I did, he was

of the room began to play.

they danced on a cloud.

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

chosen at random, but

weaved through the crowd of

however, ignored it all

you say, Piper? Care to dance

if I said no. Still,

known his opinion of Julian and