The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0568

The next morning, I awoke slowly. The sun was bright outside my window. It must have been early yet. It seemed as if the sun's rays were coming in strong and undeterred. Even the curtains could not dull their luminance.

I felt stubborn though, and groggy from being up much of the night thinking back on the things Nicholas had said. I would undoubtedly pay for it later today.

For now, however, I could rest. Elva was still dozing soundly beside me

I rolled to the side, enough to peer over, down at Nicholas on the ground. He had his arms crossed over his chest and his eyelids closed. He seemed to be sleeping as well.

Good. Then I truly did have a few minutes to wake slowly. I liked mornings like this, where nothing felt urgent. They had always been a rare gift to me.

Still on my side, I watched the way Nicholas's chest rose and fell with his deep breathing. His face was stern, as if he was having a dream about giving some kind of orders or reprimand.

I wondered what he dreamed about.

Could it be anything like my dreams? Although with that stern expression, I doubted he was dreaming of a blissful family life.

"Mommy...?"

I rolled over, away from Nicholas and toward my daughter instead. She was rubbing her eyes with one hand.

"Is it time to wake up?" Elva asked. Content belong to NôvelDráma. Org.

*Soon," I said. "We can sleep in a bit, though. There's no rush."

"Okay," she said. She blinked a few times, then met my gaze. "Is Nick-lass still here?"

I nodded. "He's sleeping, so we should keep our voices low. We don't want to wake him."

She lowered her voice. "He stayed all night?"

my voice low as well. "Protecting us. Keeping

the covers. She pulled them up higher, closer

with that. Her smile widened as she said, "So when will he be my new daddy? Soon, right?" Shock struck through me and for a moment, I simply stared at her, startled. But

expectations. But my own fantasies had been running so rampant lately, that what

I asked her, "Is that something you would

"Then he'd stay

hearing her words. Elva's dreams were so similar to my own.

let Elva know that it might not work out that way. I could be eliminated at the next ceremony.

before I could begin to tell Elva anything. Nicholas let out a loud yawn and I

as he began to sit up. He stretched out all of his limbs, almost as if to make

hope he had actually been asleep a moment ago and hadn't overheard

a few times, then looked between Elva and me. I held my breath, expecting some kind

he asked, and I huffed

said and hopped out of

first," I said, and after selected the day's clothes for us both,

us, and then, we all

stairs, the tension in the air on the first

all of the staff to seem

the chaos. "Selma? What

of this, Prince Nicholas," she said and seemed genuinely ashamed. "I just don't know what to

the matter?"

do or how to feed them. What do they even eat? I received a list of dietary restrictions from the Ambassador. My prince,

offering support. He looked hopelessly back at me. I nodded

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Nicholas said. "I'll see if I

you," she sniffed. "Oh, thank you so much,

will be

watching the scene with a curious though somewhat frightened expression. Seeing a grown

When Elva looked up at me, I smiled down at her. "Nicholas is going to take care of this, alright? You know we can

expression. Yes, she knew