The Luna Choosing Game

Nicholas

I stood before the King in his chambers. He was angrily pacing the length of the room. Back and forth,

back and forth. Occasionally he would stop to shout at me, but he’d always break himself off, unfinished,

and continue pacing.

“How could you think –?”

“You deliberately disobeyed –!”

“What do I even –?”

A few minutes in, his face was turning red, and my mother, the Luna was forced to intervene. She stood

in his path to keep him from pacing, then whispered into his ear.

I never totally understood their relationship. My mother was a private person. And though the two of

them often gave compliments to each other, any meaningful conversations only went on behind closed

doors.

had no

show they put on for the

a few deep breaths. He nodded at my mother, and then turned to face me.

Julian chose Piper after I specifically told you not to,” he said. Rage crackled under the

voice, occasionally leading to a twitch in his eyebrow or a downward curl of

not belong here.”

with a sick child we are

me. “She deserves to be as much – if not

–

—

King threw his hands up.

a fine person without

passed nearly every event with flying

see without directly calling them out. To do so would be incredibly dangerous, even

King’s opinions could never be

King huffed in the Queen’s direction. “He’s your

of the crown can do to good people. It’s not just for the sake of the kingdom that I caution you, but for her sake, too. She cannot bear the weight required. Her goodness? Her kindness? Her spirit? All will be crushed, to

my heart, I knew she spoke true. Piper

cruel world would press down on her. It would wear at her soul, and

enough to

had enough problems, with her sister and her wolf, and poor little Elva’s illness. She didn’t need the

I said, burying the ache