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.

life, I had no idea if they even

their marriage was a show

at my mother, and then turned to face

specifically told you not to,” he said. Rage crackled

voice, occasionally leading to a twitch in his eyebrow or

belong

and genuine, with a sick child we are helping to take care of,” I said,

me. “She deserves to be as

–

—

threw his hands

fine person without being a

event with

common. I wanted to help them see without directly calling them out. To do so would be incredibly dangerous,

King’s opinions could never be wrong.

huffed in the Queen’s direction.

not just for the sake of the kingdom that I caution you, but for her sake, too. She cannot bear

it, in my heart, I knew she spoke true. Piper could be a good

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

enough to protect

and her wolf, and poor little Elva’s illness. She didn’t need the added weight of a

what you want me to do,” I said, burying the ache in my