The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0618

Nicholas's lips were soft. His touch light, a barely there caress, as he held my face so near to his own.

I didn't register the sound of a door opening at first, so fully engrossed as I was with the man in front of me. It wasn't until I fluttered my eyes open and saw a figure walking past, that I startled into wakefulness.

It was a girl I didn't recognize, wearing an oversized hoodie and shorts. She had wireless headphones over her ears with the music blasting. She must have been the new roommate because my old bedroom door was opened.

Theld my breath, expecting some kind of reaction to seeing a prince and a woman she probably didn't know kissing in her living room, but the girl seemned totally unfazed.

She walked into the kitchen, retrieved a drink from the fridge, and then walked straight back into the bedroom without looking at us sideways.

Nicholas and I were in a frozen state of surprise, only broken once the girl closed her door. Then we looked at each other.

We were both confused and surprised. The romantic mood, however, was broken. Nicholas lowered his arms to my waist and kept them there, keeping me closer than too far apart.

"We should get Elva and Anna out here," Nicholas said. "I would like to spend more time with them."

I lifted a suspicious brow. "Why?"

Nicholas smiled. "I want to hear all the details of your life."

"They aren't all pretty..." I reminded him.

He shook his head. "It doesn't matter. I want to know everything about you, the good and the bad."

He was so sweet, I couldn't resist pressing myself up onto my tiptoes and kissing him one more time. Briefly, this time, so that we would not be interrupted. Then, I lowered myself back down.

"Elva will be happy to see you," I said. "Elva! Anna!"

They stumbled out of the other room so fast, it was as if they had been listening at the keyhole. Anna, I imagined, had been doing just that. Elva probably mimicked her without realizing what exactly they had been doing.

My cheeks burned red. "Anna..."

shame. "I'm not the

"They

time she

I sighed.

Elva from any further thoughts about why Nicholas and I might have

"Why are you here?"

you and

seemed reasonable to Elva,

crew. The producer paled fiercely when he stormed into the apartment, ready to throw out orders about lighting and placement and what Anna and I should talk about, only to see

Nicholas said. "If you didn't

yes, your Highness," the producer said. They'd met before. The producer had been around. But something about Prince Nicholas's presence this time seemned to upset him. Maybe because now he couldn't just do whatever he wanted, treat us

want to treat those of us without this way. We shouldn't have needed Nicholas around to have some agency. Still, I was grateful for his presence. Now I wouldn't have

well as a few shots of Elva playing with her toys, and

leaning against the counter, a carefree

careful to keep my voice low. "Why in the world would you look at me like

think?" he teased. I sneaked closer then, and he smiled as, after checking no one was locking, leaned in

would I have thought I'd have

sneaking secret kisses to me behind the backs

didn't last long. It couldn't, really, with the dangers lurking so near. We couldn't risk the

way

until I get you back to the palace," I

at him. "You came all this

told you," he said. "I couldn't stay away. I had to be

want to dare hope, but... the inability to stay away

feature of the

couldn't dare wish that Nicholas, a prince, would actually be developing

mating bond with me.