The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0304

Nicholas

Piper wanted to distance her heart. She felt she was too close to me. She needed space before she could kiss me again, or touch me, or let me please her the way I wanted to.

I understood her feelings. I knew as well as she did that we could never be together. But… to be apart from her like this… I hated it.

I didn’t want her to distance herself. I didn’t want her to put her heart on ice, and withdraw her feelings. It was only because we felt so strongly for one another that our stolen moments together had been so thrilling and so satisfying.

My love for Piper had never dimmed in these years apart. Yes, hurt had festered into something dark when I had thought she left me for another man. But now that I knew the truth, I could admit to myself that the anger and betrayal I had felt stemmed from love.

In fact, my affections for her had only grown since our reunion for this competition.

She wanted to find a way to put her feelings for me on hold. Meanwhile, I didn’t know if such a thing were possible for me. Three years apart hadn’t chilled my heart. I doubted a lifetime away from her would make me care for her less.

that we couldn’t be together. I wanted her as much as I could have her

if she felt differently… I would never push

own way, and wait until she would let me bask in the glow of her

a hand through my hair and tried

for me now, or in the future, the time would eventually come when we would be forced

she

time, then went back into my

an hour later, I met with Julian near the foyer. He had his arms crossed and was leaning against one of the columns near the entryway. He looked up when I came closer but didn’t otherwise

Julian said.

though felt guilty. If Piper

there was no joy in it. “Piper okay?”

fine,” I

rolled his eyes.

tension between Julian and I felt palpable, like something that could so easily take physical form. I knew it was my fault. Over the years, I’d blamed Julian