The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0617

Anna's words stayed with me all through the night. I was haunted by them, even as I eventually drifted off to sleep on the air mattress.

Was I truly considering the King's demand because I wanted what was best for the country? Or was I simply hiding, pushing off responsibility to retum to a life of normalcy?

Bridget would make a lousy queen. I knew that.

Anyone would be a better choice.

Even... me?

Could I be queen?

I had labeled the idea as outlandish straight from the start, so much so that I barely considered it even when I tried to think critically about it.

I was constantly making excuses: I knew so little of politics. I knew so little of royalty. Everyone looked down on me. No one would take me seriously.

But these were just excuses, I was realizing now. Anna was right. I was running away.

I needed to do better. I needed to think about how I could actually contribute as a queen, and showcase those abilities. No more hiding. No more putting myself down.

If I wanted a family with Nicholas, I had to earn it.

The thoughts and worries stayed with me even when I woke up again. I had a dreamless sleep, though I felt rested. My body must have decided enough was enough and shut off my brain.

I was resolved to lie on the air mattress until Elva or Anna woke first, but a knock sounded on the door. It was soft at first, but with a growing urgency the longer no one answered.

I wasn't sure who it could be. It seemed too early for the camera crew, and Anna hadn't said she'd been expecting guests.

Crumbling, Anna emerged from her room and slunk herself toward the front door.

coming!" she shouted, when the knocking continued. "Someone better be dead, to get me up this

pulled open the

she

The apartment was still dark, with black out curtains hanging over the

was self-conscious in my pajamas, but Nicholas had seen me at my worst. I tried not to worry as I

I came closer. "I think it's

prince standing in the hallway. What will the

smiled when he saw me. "They'll surely think, there goes the

Nicholas inside. I flipped on the kitchen light as

keep an eye on Elva..." Anna said. She was looking at Nicholas with wide eyes. I can't imagine she ever expected

nodded. "It's a pleasure to

Anna just

he finished with a

immediately began to giggle, like it was an impulse, or a

wider, pleased with

same!" She fled. "No one is

now, Nicholas turned to me. "Piper," he

a day, but his absence had been noted. His

apart a short time,

deep down, that

arms for me and I immediately went within them. He

long moment. Out in the living room, I heard Anna waking Elva and shuffling around, cleaning no

was smaller than anything he was used too. It even seemed smaller to me than it had been before, having lived in

I braced myself for his judgement as

had never been the judgmental type. He was the kind of guy who worried about everyone, and helped out at the orphanage in

around this place that I used to live, he seemed more curious than

me the tour?"

"This... is the kitchen." It was small, but it had all of the major amenities. Stove, fridge,

room, we could hear Elva and Anna talking in Anna's room. Elva was asking Anna