The Luna Choosing Game

Five minutes after that, I excused myself from the party when Mark called for me.

As I headed to the door, I nearly tripped over my feet, spotting Nicholas waiting there.

“Prince Nicholas,” I said. “What a surprise.”

“You wanted to go to the store?” he asked me

I glanced at Mark, but he just stared back brightly, like nothing was

“I surely can’t ask a prince to run errands with me,” I said.

wrong.

Nicholas shrugged like it was no big deal. “It would be good to get away for a while.” He turned away

before I could think to argue. I hurried to slip on my shoes, grab a light jacket, and chase after him into the

hallway.

He drove us away from the palace in one of the less flashy sedans. It was black with tinted windows.

“If Julian had any sense, he would use one of these to sneak out properly,” Nicholas said.

escape of a first date. “Most of the time, he wants to be seen. He

that bad boy persona, I think.”

that he drags you into it,” Nicholas

of bringing me straight into trouble, but I was also

him. Because of him and our outings, I was able to feel my wolf again, even if only

be all

face hardened. He said nothing more, just glared out the front

to town.

get to the fabric store, we had to pass through a portion of the

run–down cars,

doors had locked automatically when Nicholas had started

making

“A lady shouldn’t have to witness such an unseemly part of town.”

different from what I’m used to,” I said.

me. Then a second time.

about that? Or had that just been wishful thinking on his

looks like this. Over the

people are homeless. I’ve had to work

a roof over Elva’s head.”

like he didn’t

I

worse off if I didn’t find such a good person to room

could ever thank her for. I’ll be indebted to her the rest of my life already, for these