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?"

did," I said, keeping my voice low

She pulled them

smile widened as she said, "So when will he be my new daddy? Soon, right?" Shock struck through

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

I asked her, "Is that something

said. "Then he'd stay

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

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

Elva anything. Nicholas let out a loud yawn and

was noisy as he began to sit up. He stretched out all of his

hope he had actually been asleep a moment

and me. I held my breath,

he asked, and I huffed out a

am!" Elva said and

day's clothes for us both, ushered Elva

waited for us, and then, we all headed down to

soon as stepped off the stairs, the tension in the air on the first floor

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.

walking toward the chaos. "Selma? What

you had to see any of this, Prince Nicholas," she said and

the matter?"

know what to do or how to feed them. What do they even eat? I received a list of dietary restrictions from the Ambassador. My prince, I don't even

I nodded at

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Ambassador," Nicholas said. "I'll see if I can sort

"Oh, thank you so

be

with a curious though somewhat frightened expression. Seeing a grown

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

her expression.