The Luna Choosing Game

Love has no place in royalty.” Nicholas tilted his head down and lowered his gaze. “I will be forced to

marry the best Luna candidate in the Choosing Game. I can only hope that, at the very least, perhaps a

sense of friendship will blossom later.”

“And Lilliana is the best?” I asked.

He sighed. “She is the one my father has chosen for now. It could change over the course of the

competition. His whims can be fickle. But what would it matter? They are more or less all the same.”

My heart broke at his words. Hearing this usually confident man so… complacent – so accepting of such

an unwelcomed fate – tugged at my emotions.

1 want children,” he continued. “I believe that my life will be fulfilled enough with family, even if I can’t be

with a partner I would have truly wished for.”

I shook my head, refusing to accept it. “No one should turn away from their heart so fully.”

“I don’t have any choice, Piper.”

I took him by the arm and shook him. He was well–muscled, he only wobbled a bit and likely only to

appease me.

you are King, you can

need to be married to be

it still couldn’t be hopeless. There had to be some way for

may be.

for my jealousy, surely I would be able to contain it

his match in both generosity, spirit, and

those qualifications. Except perhaps Susie, but she was happy

her own choices.

any choice,” Nicholas

him. “I just can’t

sighed. “You’ve always

I care about you

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eyes

said. One of these girls had to be alright, somewhere under the surface. If

sad, and didn’t last more than

to be Lilliana,” he

the King chose her? Surely anyone here

afraid.” His gaze lingered on me

dropped it away.

near us. I glanced up to