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 us

covers. She pulled them up higher, closer to

new daddy? Soon, right?" Shock struck through me and for

down gently, or at the 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

"Is that something

said. "Then he'd stay

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

that way. I could be eliminated at the next ceremony. Or the King and Queen could simply deem me unsuitable. Or Nicholas

let out a loud

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

actually been asleep a moment ago and hadn't overheard Elva and my

Elva and me. I

breakfast?" he asked, and I huffed out

said and hopped

the day's clothes for us both,

we all

off the stairs, the tension in

all of the staff to seem more stressed then too. Drinks were getting messed up or spilled. The person mopping the

the chaos. "Selma?

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

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 list of dietary restrictions from the Ambassador.

around her and patted her shoulder gently, offering support. He looked hopelessly back at me. I nodded at him, knowing and understanding that he was needed here. He didn't have to attend to

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the Ambassador," Nicholas said. "I'll see if I can sort this all out for

she sniffed. "Oh, thank you so much,

be alright," Nicholas

scene with a curious though somewhat frightened expression. Seeing a grown woman lose her composure likely

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

expression. Yes, she knew she could