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.

head. “You don’t

He had satisfied

then kissed me

said. I worried my bottom lip with my teeth. Maybe it wasn’t in fashion to wait to have penetrative sex anymore, but

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

another person, but he didn’t say a word. I combed my fingers through the short hairs at the back of his neck, offering

could 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

Nicholas beside me for the rest of

was simply our birthrights. Nicholas was a prince, mostly likely to be the

“But in the meantime, I hope

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

more before we started to hear the

everything that

went for long walks around the gardens. Or we played cards with Susie and Charlotte or Mark. We had

end of the day, when Elva was napping, and I was coming down to the dining

voice trailed as his gaze dripped down to my neck.

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 so observant. His attention veered straight to them like he

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

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

I felt I had

glad at least one of us is having some fun,”

had a playboy reputation, and though I knew that and breaking

lately, then. Or perhaps I misjudged him?

looked positively sinful. No, I definitely hadn’t misjudged him. He was a heartbreaker for

rolled my eyes at his scandalous look. “So go get a