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.

When you are King,

need to be married

deflated a bit. But it still couldn’t be hopeless. There had to be some way for Nicholas to appease his family while

may be.

I would be able to contain it if I knew Nicholas was

match in

one here truly seemed to fit those qualifications. Except perhaps Susie, but

with her

truly don’t have any choice,”

told him. “I just can’t accept

always been

to you. I care about you too much to see

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bright sunlight, the green flecks in his eyes seemed to sparkle. He was unbelievably handsome. I could easily stare at him

these girls had to be alright, somewhere under the surface. If 1 really looked closely,

and didn’t last more than a second

be Lilliana,” he

her? Surely anyone here would suit,

anyone would suit him, I’m afraid.” His gaze lingered on me a beat longer

dropped it away.

us. I