The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0300

I passed out from the intensity of the pleasure.

When I reawakened some time later, I was bundled up in Nicholas’s arms, resting against his chest. I was entirely surrounded with warmth, and contentment swirled within me. Never in my life had I felt so satisfied and safe.

Nicholas kissed the top of my head. “How are you?” He must have felt me rousing.

“I’m good,” I said with a soft sigh. “Great, even.”

He hummed. “I’m glad.” He sounded quite satisfied with himself. Honestly, he should.

I started to turn toward him. “You need to let me return the favor.”

His arms tightened around me, keeping me still. “Another time. This time was all about you.”

“But – ”

“Piper,” he said gently. “I’m fine. I promise.”

He was so reassuring, that I immediately relaxed. “Next time,” I said. “It’s about you.”

He kissed my cheek this time. “Whatever you want.”

We stayed together in his room until just before dawn, holding and dozing, and trading soft kisses. Then, after we dressed, Nicholas led me back toward my room. In the hallway just around the corner, where the guards couldn’t see, Nicholas pulled me into his arms again and soundly kissed me.

“Thank you for our night together,” I whispered.

don’t have to

felt light all over. He had satisfied me so thoroughly. “I really, really

then

for not pushing me,” I said. I worried my bottom lip with my teeth. Maybe it wasn’t in fashion to wait to have penetrative sex anymore, but I still wanted to wait.

need to thank me for respect you, Piper.” Nicholas hugged me tightly for a moment. “I know you want to wait for your

sense his jealousy, thinking about me with another person, but he didn’t say a word. I combed my fingers through the short hairs at the

so easily imagine a world where we were people of different circumstances. If we had met when we were both common or both nobles, maybe we could have mated with each other.

with Nicholas beside

never our problem. Instead, what divided us was simply our birthrights. Nicholas was a prince, mostly likely to be the heir.

“But in the

have him, even knowing it would end in tragic heartbreak. For now, I was filled with only affection and appreciation,

smiled and I smiled too. We kissed a few minutes more before we started to hear

day continued as normal. I thought perhaps Nathan might collect us to let us know of the next event, but it seemed, after everything that had happened with Terry, the royal family needed time to get their

and Charlotte or Mark. We had tea parties and tag matches. It was

and I was coming down to the dining room for dinner, Julian stopped me and

as his gaze dripped down to my neck.

column of my neck. I had tried to cover them with makeup but Julian was always so observant. His attention veered straight to

had your fun,” Julian said. He smirked but it had a sharp edge. “My brother’s handiwork,

neck with my hair. But it was already too late. He had clearly

to stop my blush, I felt I had

one of us is

a bit surprised. Julian had a playboy reputation, and though I

Or perhaps

looked positively sinful. No, I definitely hadn’t misjudged him.

at his scandalous look. “So go get a date.