The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 124

Nicholas’s mouth was so close. As I looked at it, he licked his lips. I licked mine in reply. We leaned

closer, closer, dangerously close..

Then the oven timer dinged.

We immediately straightened, snapping away from each other. Nicholas turned, coughing into his hand.

I reached for the oven mitts and pulled the finished stuffed mushrooms from the oven.

With the tray safely on the counter, I couldn’t find the courage to look at him again.

He cleared his throat. “Nostalgia does tricky things to the mind.”

“It does,” I agreed, thankful for the safe retreat his words offered.

“I should go now.” He took a step, then paused. “Goodnight, Piper.”

“Goodnight.”

I didn’t move again until his footsteps disappeared from the kitchen. Even after he was gone, I needed a moment to get my heartbeat under control.

I returned to putting the finishing touches on my stuffed mushrooms and preparing them

storage.

think about what just happened, or what

adding the finishing touches to the garden party dresses for me and Elva. She was sewing on the ruffled trim with the sewing machine,

news,” Charlotte said, “about your other maid from the

had seemed to only

the palace staff, but she was able to find

had worried that she

it. It’s less stressful.” Charlotte picked at a

God,” I said. “I’m glad to hear she is safe and

her, she seemed worried about you, though. It seems

whole of the palace might be against you”

a smile. “And that’s what matters.

any of these

and ruined appetizers were nothing compared to the hardships

past.

head, food for both Elva and me, and proper medical treatment for Elva.

secondary to those basic needs, which in the past had

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