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,

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

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

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

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

Chapter 0047

close to the edge of

Nathan said. “Piper and her

applause abruptly ceased. In its place, whispers and murmurs

“Mommy?

remember, you are

her little chin, hiding the way her bottom lip

to each other’s hand, we began down

were many unfamiliar faces in the crowd. I

thumbs up, which put me a

I locked

Suddenly

the world faded away. There was only

below, staring at me.

gaze

My heart thundered in my chest. I

a dream.

stair and a servant directed

from his handsome face.

moved to stand beside Olivia as the rest of the girls

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

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

they moved with the kind of grace I could only dream about, as if they danced on a cloud. They must have tired quickly, though. After only a minute or

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

at random, but by

crowd of us

ignored it all by

say, Piper? Care

no. Still, I couldn’t help

his opinion of Julian and