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 laughing. If anything. It helped us gain

respect.”

her. But if it would help appease my father and therefore get him to lay off Piper, I was willing to use anything

apologize to

arms. “We need her gone, the sooner the

closing some of the distance between my father and I. He stood

down at

asked Lilliana on another date. Piper

The way you talk about her, Nicholas, is very peculiar. I know she was special to

Don’t be ridiculous.

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don’t you? You are my oldest

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

commoner –”

know better

here.”

you insist on allowing her to

my head. “The people

people would adore any of our choices. Lilliana, for example. Think of ways to bring

eyes. They don’t need Piper to rally

to replace my shared moments in Piper’s presence, with Lilliana instead. It was almost