The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0448

Bridget was my friend. She had my trust. Though I didn’t think love would form from it, couldn’t deny it would be a good match. Bridget would be a good Luna.

I

However, I did not think she would be a good wife. And that kept me from agreeing to the match.

That, and my desire for Piper. I knew we needed to end things, but how could I? If I could keep her by my side longer, simply by turning all others away, I would.

“There’s no secret that Bridget’s presence has helped quell some of the unrest in the kingdom,” the King said. “Her continued presence in the palace could only help us moving forward.”

He was right. I fucking hated it but he was right.

“Speak to her,” the Luna said. Her cold, queenly exterior had returned. “Perhaps she can

convince

could not.”

her in the morning,” I said. I really needed to rest tonight and clear my head. I didn’t want to jump into something while my head

to her now,” the Luna commanded. “She is waiting in your rooms.”

the princes‘ rooms without their express

my

didn’t trust my voice anymore. A growl was brewing in the back of my throat. For anyone, even a prince, to growl at the Luna would not go unpunished.

to speak with Bridget, but I reasoned I could talk to her and tell her to

my rooms and walked in. Bridget was waiting in a chair

had planned,” she began. She must have been prepped for this conversation, likely by my mother. Not letting me get a word in, even to say hello, was likely part of their strategy.

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to me, closing the distance faster than I would have liked. I held my ground though, and stood taller. I would be defiant in whatever small ways I could be.

Nicholas. So I want to stay by your side. And who knows?” She lifted a hand and traced it down the length of my forearm. “Maybe