The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0528

Bridget’s words stuck with me more than I wanted them to. As I rested in bed that night, I stared at the ceiling replaying everything that happened — not just last night with Bridget, but every time I had been with Nicholas before. Where had Elva been? Had she noticed any of my behavior? I didn’t think myself a whore for spending intimate time with the man that I adored, but that wasn’t necessarily an aspect I wanted Elva to see and learn and think acceptable.

When it came to be morning again, I think I had slept for maybe an hour or two total. Elva was fully rested and excited, bouncing out of bed at the first sign of light. She talked and talked about the merfolk children and how much fun she had. It was endearing and sweet, but I was very tired.

Still, I tried to be as attentive as I could. I rolled out of bed and made my way over to the dresser to pick out our day clothes. As soon as I opened a drawer, Elva switched her topic of conversation and said, “I knew someone was in here yesterday.”

My hand stopped halfway to the drawer with Elva’s shirts. I looked at her. She was serious.

“How?” I asked.

“They knocked over that pot,” Elva said, pointing to a decorative set of vases on top of the dresser. And yes, she was right, one of the vases had been knocked over and then not set correctly. Neither Elva nor I had done that, and Charlotte certainly would have fixed it if she had done it.

No, the person who had knocked over that vase must have been in a hurry.

Perhaps searching through the drawers for my swimsuits.

We knew someone must have come in here to steal my things, so it wasn’t providing any new information to point out that mistake of our thief.

However, for Elva to have noticed it before me rattled me. I always knew she was observant and smart, but to have this reminder so soon after Bridget’s words...

Maybe Elva did notice the nights I didn’t come home, or came home late.

Maybe I was teaching her that it was okay to be out all night with a man that you weren’t committed to. A man who had several other women vying for his attention. | | | I didn’t want Elva to grow up and find herself in the same situation as me.

Elva to only know love and want and affection. 1 | I shook my head, clearing my worries away. Someday, when Elva was old enough to date, I would sit her down and explain most of what happened here between Nicholas and myself. I would make sure she understood that this was a special case romance, and not something she should repeat.

some time. So rather than focusing on that, I needed to live

present, we were both awake and there was still no sign of Charlotte. On a normal day, she would have been here by now, to help

wondered if she was sick, but I worried if

sneak into my room, steal my swimsuits and turn off my alarm. To achieve their success,

I was overthinking things. But I wasn’t willing to take the chance

we’d reconnect later to make sandcastles, and then slipped out of

sturdy arm wrapped around

“Careful,” Nicholas lightly chided.

touched

took a step backwards. He then turned back to the guard, who I

know your

your Highness.” Nicholas nodded. He looked at me once more, and then dipped his head forward, suggesting we start walking. I fell in step with

guard, I asked, “Did

your door at all times,”

there are three separate guards on rotation, who will protect you and

in my room, stealing my

of the stairs, he stopped walking

process yet, I said

tilted his expression. “No,”