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.

after knowing them both my entire life, I had no idea if they even liked

was a show they put on for the

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

chose Piper after I specifically told you not to,” he said. Rage

occasionally leading to a twitch in his eyebrow

belong here.”

sick child we are helping to take

“She deserves to be as much – if not more than

–

—

threw his hands

forward. “She can be a fine person without

event with flying

biased because she was common. I wanted to help them see without directly calling them out. To do so would be incredibly

could

Queen’s direction. “He’s your son.”

know, Nicholas, what the weight of the crown can do to good people. It’s not just for the sake of the kingdom that I caution

to admit it, in my heart, I knew she spoke true. Piper

of a cruel world would press down on her. It would wear at her

enough to

had enough problems, with her sister and her wolf, and poor little Elva’s illness. She didn’t need the added weight of a near war and a disgruntled

me to do,” I said, burying