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.

as she wiggled under the covers. She pulled them

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 then

very least, temper her expectations. But my own fantasies had been running so rampant lately, that what I should do and what I wanted to do didn't

I asked her, "Is that something you

"Then he'd

heart cracked down the middle, hearing her words. Elva's dreams were so similar to my

be eliminated at the next ceremony. Or the King and Queen could simply deem me unsuitable. Or Nicholas could choose someone else. Despite everything, Bridget was

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

He stretched out all of his limbs,

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

times, then looked between Elva and me. I held my

breakfast?" he asked, and I huffed

said and hopped

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

then, we all headed down to breakfast

stairs, the tension in the

being shorter than usual with the staff as she barked orders. This in turn, caused all of the staff to seem more stressed then too. Drinks were getting messed up or spilled. The person mopping the floors

walking toward the

Nicholas," she said and seemed genuinely ashamed. "I just don't know

matter?" Nicholas asked

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

support. He looked hopelessly back at me. I nodded at him, knowing

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see if I

thank you so much, your royal Highness. You are so

be alright,"

smiled down at Elva, who was watching the scene with a curious though somewhat frightened expression. Seeing

When Elva looked up at me, I smiled down at her. "Nicholas is going

from her expression.