The Luna Choosing Game

1 felt the warmth of her hand long after she had removed it.

I followed my father away from the dining room and to his rooms. He did not look back at me once, nor spoke to me until we were behind closed doors.

Once the door had shut behind us, however, he swiveled to glower at me.

“You’ve ignored my summons these past days.”

I had. “There have been many things that required my attention.”

“Matters more important than respecting your King?”

“More important than humoring the tired whims of my father, yes.”

The King’s face went bright red. “How dare you! Who do you think you are?”

I stood my ground. “Tell me you have some reason to want to see me other than Piper.”

He thrust his finger into my chest. “She is a danger, Nicholas. You are not taking this seriously.”

He huffed out a frustrated breath, then turned on his heel again. He placed some distance between us.

“You could have better handled the revelation of your past relationship. You nearly made us the laughing

the

people,” I said. “No one was

respect.”

no intention of using my relationship with Piper in such a way. I had only wanted to protect her. But if it would help appease my father

would apologize to

need her gone, the sooner the

room, closing some of the distance between my father and

at the

doing everything you want. I’ve asked Lilliana on another date. Piper

across his face. The way you talk about her, Nicholas, is very

Don’t be ridiculous.

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her, don’t you? You are my oldest son. Regardless

promoters, you are most likely to take my throne when I pass. As

commoner

over–dwell on this, father. I know better than anyone how much Piper

here.”

why do you insist on allowing

my head. “The

would adore any of our choices. Lilliana, for example. Think of

don’t need Piper to rally behind.”

mind, I tried to replace my shared moments in Piper’s presence, with Lilliana