Chapter 0447

Nicholas POV

“You should have kissed Bridget, Nicholas,” my father said to me.

We were standing in the private rooms he shared with my mother. The King was glaring at me. The Luna was sitting at the table, busying herself with needlepoint and paying us little attention. I knew my father had her full support, however. Talks like these were usually part of a two–pronged attack. 1

In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if this entire conversation hadn’t been mainly my mother’s

idea.

“I didn’t think the play needed it,” I said.

“To hell with what the play needed,” the King said. His blood pressure was rising. His face was turning red. “You should have kissed her to kiss her.”

“You aren’t giving Bridget enough of a chance,” the Luna said from the table.

my

the one I was talking to, and that my father was just a mouthpiece

her chair to face

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it was. My mother already chose my bride for me, now she intended to guide

off–limits. They had made that clear plenty

had made it clear she didn’t particularly want the job. And even I worried about bringing her and Elva into

have the choice taken

me rankled my nerves

were such a farce. Most of these girls could go home right now and

you wanted me to

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smart, boy,” the King

of turn to my parents, but this entire day

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