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

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

danced on a cloud. They must have tied quickly though. After only a minute or so, they

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

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

place, whispers and murmurs erupted in

“Mommy?

Just remember,

She stuck up her little chin, hiding

to each other’s hand, we

faces in the crowd. I looked at the

me a thumbs up, which put me

locked eyes with

Suddenly

faded away. There was only Elva and I on this

below, staring at me.

gaze

never wavering. My heart thundered in my chest.

a dream.

we reached the bottom stair and a servant directed us where to go, did

from his handsome face.

as the rest of the girls received their

up at Nicholas. Every time I did, he was looking back at

corner of the

grace I could only dream about, as if they danced on a cloud. They must have tired quickly, though. After only a minute

filled the floor. They were allowed to dance with each other, but not us. The candidates‘ dances were reserved for the princes alone, unless permission was explicitly given by the royal

chosen at random,

the crowd of us girls searching for the first

it all by

do you say, Piper? Care to dance with me?”

said no. Still, I couldn’t help but

well known his opinion