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.

shook his head. “You don’t have to thank

over. He had satisfied me so thoroughly. “I really, really think that I do.”

little, then kissed me

teeth. Maybe it wasn’t

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

his shoulders. I could 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 back of his neck, offering what

we were people of different circumstances. If we had met when we were both

so easily imagine a life with Nicholas

compatibility was never our problem. Instead, what divided us was simply our birthrights. Nicholas was

wait,” Nicholas said, his voice strained but earnest. “But in the meantime, I hope you will continue to allow

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

few minutes more before we started to hear the footsteps

of the next event, but it seemed, after everything that had

with me. In the moments of respite, Elva and I went for long walks around the gardens. Or we played cards with Susie and Charlotte or Mark. We had tea parties and tag matches. It

down to the

spoken with…” His voice trailed as his gaze dripped

didn’t heal as fast as other shifters. So the line of love marks Nicholas had left the night before were still dotted along the column of my neck. I had tried to cover them with makeup but Julian was always

had your fun,” Julian said. He smirked but it

down, hoping to hide my neck with my hair. But it was already too late. He had clearly seen and

blush, I felt I had to

least one of us is

my gaze, a bit surprised. Julian had a playboy reputation, and though

perhaps

looked positively sinful. No, I

rolled my eyes at his scandalous look. “So go get a date. I’m not stopping you.”