The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0432

After my date with Julian, I was left confused, unsure if I had clearly made any of the points I had set out to make or not. Nicholas showing up had certainly thrown a wrench into my plans. I wasn’t sure how I could show Julian he deserved love that came easy, when my own heart was so entangled in pain.

In the end, we went our separate ways, but I wasn’t done yet. I would prove to Julian that he deserved better, no matter how long it took.

When I make it to my door, Nicholas is there, leaning against the wall beside my guard. When he sees me, he kicks off of it and comes closer to me.

“Can we talk?” he asked.

The guards were generally discreet, but I imagined for the conversation he wanted to have, we needed somewhere even more secluded.

“Where?” I asked.

“Follow me.”

I walked beside him back toward the royal family wing. He didn’t speak again until he opened his door, held it for me, and then closed it securely behind us.

“What is going on with you and Julian?” he asked me. A hint of anger weaved through his tone, making it gruffer than usual. It affected me in the usual way, making me shiver in delight and anticipation.

I tried not to let my body win this time. Yes, Nicholas was sexy beyond all reason, and I

secretly loved that he was so jealous and protective of me. But I couldn’t forget that we were fighting. Well, maybe fighting wasn’t the right word. I was still hurt and he was still oblivious.

Susie’s words ran through my mind. Just talk to him.

“Julian and I are supposed to be fake dating,” I said. “This isn’t anything new.”

“You were touchier than before. You were leaning into him.”

new,” I said again. “I

like she was nearly

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him at every occasion, which… I wouldn’t

to have this conversation again, so with I sigh,

hand gripped my arm, not enough to hurt, but firm enough for me to be unable to escape.

now lowered even deeper, with a growl around the edges. “You’ve

does it matter?”

even deeper. “Is this about Bridget

own, especially since I was also repressing my desire for him. If I

didn’t like that answer, or my

body closed in, in front of me, pinning me

I still smelled her.

escaped the back of

smell like Julian,” he had the nerve to say.

you smell like Bridget,” I growled right

other a minute. Fire burned in his gaze, mirroring what I felt in my own

other, and our mouths collided. His tongue licked past my lips and tangled

love him. I was addicted to him. To his touch. To the smell that was truly his, under that damn floral

for one another too. I clawed at his shoulders. He

wanted. Having him close. Owning him

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and soul.

I remembered his cruel words in our afterglow, when I’d wanted to let him claim. me in a way no other man ever had, and he’d rejected me so thoroughly,

much stronger than me. He could have kept on if he wished, I might have

he felt me pushing, he backed up a full inch, enough for me to breathe and to speak.

in my eyes. “You don’t want a family with me and that

faded from Nicholas’s eyes. Confusion replaced it. He was still