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?"

I said, keeping my voice low as well. "Protecting us. Keeping

smiled as she wiggled under the covers. She pulled them up higher, closer

seemed content with that. Her smile widened as she said, "So when will he be my new daddy? Soon, right?" Shock struck

thing to do would have been to let her down gently, or at the very least, temper her expectations. But my own fantasies had

asked her, "Is that something you would

said. "Then he'd stay

were so similar to my

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

anything. Nicholas let out a loud yawn and I snap my mouth

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

been asleep a

and me. I held my breath, expecting

asked, and I huffed out a deep exhale of

Elva said and

selected the day's clothes for us both, ushered Elva into

us, and then, we all headed down to

the tension in the air on the first

scurrying around, 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

immediately started walking toward the

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

the matter?" Nicholas asked

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. My prince, I don't even know what some things on the list are!

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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me talk to the Ambassador," Nicholas said. "I'll see if I can

so much,

will be alright,"

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

looked up at me, I smiled down at her. "Nicholas is going to take care of this, alright?

ebbed from her expression. Yes, she knew she