The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0298

That night, I sneaked out of my room when everyone else was asleep. The guards pretended they didn’t notice. Then I quietly walked down the hallway, keeping my steps light as I wound my way through the palace until I stood before Nicholas’s door.

I gently knocked, and it opened right away.

Nicholas stood behind in. He wasn’t wearing a shirt. His muscles were on full display. He did wear a pair of thin lounge pants that hung low on his hips. His feet were bare.

“Piper,” he said, voice low. A shiver ran down my spine.

“Were you expecting me?” I asked.

He smiled a little, sheepish. It was boyish on his face, making him appear much as he did back when we had dated three years ago. My heartbeat went into overdrive.

“I was hoping…” He stepped back from the door. “Come inside. Please.”

I entered the room and he closed the door behind me.

Despite my trust and comfort around Nicholas, I was nervous in what I was doing here, in what was about to happen. So I continued to face the rest of the room, my back to Nicholas. If I looked at him, I might lose myself.

Maybe I came here for that. But I was afraid of it too.

Nicholas moved into the space behind me. He placed his hands on my shoulders.

“You’re tense,” he said. “Nervous?”

“I don’t know…”

“You don’t have to be with me. I know your boundaries and will never press you. You can trust me.”

“I do trust you.”

He began to give me a massage, pressing his thumbs deep into the strained muscles of my upper back. “Then trust me to take care of you…”

I relaxed at once, turning to putty in his hands.

“I’ll take care of you, Piper.”

“I know…” I sighed, happiness spreading through me.

against the length of my back. His hands trailed from my shoulders, down the length of my arms. My nerves prickled pleasantly where his

my ear. “Tell

within me; a fire sparked and burned. It spread out up into my heart and

know what I want,” I said.

hummed. “I want to hear you say it.”

soared. He had such a way to make me feel safe and special. Even this, right here – his obvious consideration for

–

want you…” I swallowed down my embarrassment. This was Nicholas, the man I trusted. The man I loved

want me?” he asked, voice so low, it

me…” My cheeks

sleeves of my dress off my shoulders and down the length of my arms. The top half of my dress fell down, catching on my hips and pooling

the length of my spine. He stopped when all he felt was

disapproving. More, surprised. “You are not wearing

not,” I

around my waist and

my skin. Slowly, he lifted his hands upward and cupped my bare breasts. His fingers were cold and I gasped. At the same time, my nipples hardened, peaking into his palms, searching for friction.

moaned at

his hands. I dropped my head back against his shoulder, enjoying his ministrations.

“Nick,” I gasped.

I swear I

open. I could barely catch my breath as he teased,

my room when everyone else was asleep. The guards protended they didn’t notice. Then I quietly walked down the hallway, keeping my steps light as I wound my

and it opened right

were on full display. He did wear a pair of thin lounge pants that hung low on his hips. His

said, voice low. A shiver ran down my spine.

expecting me?” I

on his face, making him appear much as he did back when we had

stepped back from the door.

the room and he

and comfort around Nicholas, I was nervous in what I was doing here, in what was about to happen. So I continued to face the rest of the room, my back to Nicholas. If I looked at him,

here for that. But I was

moved into the space behind me. He

he

“I don’t know…”

don’t have to be with me. I know your boundaries

do trust