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.

“You don’t have to

I do.” I felt light all over. He had satisfied me so thoroughly. “I

laughed a little, then

not pushing me,” I said. I worried my bottom lip with my teeth. Maybe it wasn’t in fashion to wait to

Nicholas hugged me tightly for a moment. “I know you want

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

say so aloud but if I could so easily imagine a world where we were people of different circumstances. If we

life with Nicholas beside me for the rest of our

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

earnest. “But in the meantime, I hope you will continue to allow me to give you pleasure when

I could have him, even knowing it would end in tragic

more before we started to hear the footsteps

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 own house in order before they

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 was great to see Elva laugh and play and enjoy

end of the day, when Elva was napping, and I was coming down to the dining room for dinner, Julian

with…” His voice trailed as his gaze dripped

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

you’ve had your fun,” Julian said. He smirked but it had a sharp edge.

face burned, likely beet red. I dipped my face down, hoping to hide my neck with my hair. But it was already too late. He had clearly seen and hiding it now would not change

felt

one of us is having some fun,” he

my gaze, a bit surprised. Julian had a playboy

perhaps I

sinful. No, I

look. “So