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

had satisfied me so thoroughly. “I

laughed a little, then kissed me again.

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,

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

and a bit of tension added into his shoulders. I could sense his jealousy, thinking about me with another person, but he didn’t say a word.

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

Nicholas beside me for the rest of

our problem. Instead, what divided us was simply our birthrights. Nicholas was a prince, mostly likely to be the heir. And me? I was just some

to wait,” Nicholas said, his voice strained but earnest. “But in the meantime,

like that,” I said. “Very much.” I wanted Nicholas for as long as I could have him, even knowing it would end in tragic heartbreak. For now, I was filled with only

smiled and I smiled too. We kissed a few minutes more before we started to hear the footsteps of servants coming to

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 would start worrying about the contest

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

the day, when Elva was napping, and I was coming down to the dining room for dinner, Julian stopped me and pulled

as his gaze dripped down to my neck.

still dotted along the column of my neck. I had tried to cover them with makeup but Julian

fun,” Julian said. He smirked but it had a sharp edge. “My brother’s handiwork, no doubt.”

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

my blush, I felt I had to

one of us is having some fun,”

bit surprised. Julian had a playboy reputation,

lately, then. Or perhaps I

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

“So go get a date.