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?"

said, keeping my voice low as well.

She pulled them

will he be my new daddy? Soon, right?" Shock struck through me and for a moment, I simply

at the very least, temper her expectations. But my own fantasies had been running so rampant lately, that what

"Is that something you would

said. "Then he'd stay

cracked down the middle, hearing her words. Elva's dreams were so similar to my own. What I wouldn't give to have Nicholas belong to us as part of our

should still let Elva know that it might not work out that way. I could 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 still

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

out all of his limbs, almost

could only hope he had actually been asleep a

and me. I held

asked, and I

am!" Elva said and hopped

said, and after selected the day's clothes for us both, ushered Elva into the bathroom to change and ready

we all headed down to breakfast

stairs, the tension in the air on 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.

walking toward the chaos. "Selma? What is

you had to see any of this, Prince Nicholas," she said and seemed genuinely ashamed. "I just

the matter?" Nicholas asked

said and covered her face. "I don't know what to do or how to feed them. What do they even eat? I received a

patted her shoulder gently, offering support. He looked hopelessly back at me. I nodded at him, knowing and understanding that he was

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Nicholas said. "I'll see if I can sort this

sniffed. "Oh, thank you so much, your royal

will be alright," Nicholas

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

smiled down at her. "Nicholas is going to take care of this, alright? You know we can trust him to handle

The fear ebbed from her expression. Yes, she