The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story novel Chapter 124

Chapter 0124 

Nicholas’s mouth was so close. As I looked at it, he licked his l*ps. I licked mine in reply. We leaned 

closer, closer, dangerously close.. 

Then the oven timer dinged. 

We immediately straightened, snapping away from each other. Nicholas turned, coughing into his hand. 

I reached for the oven mitts and pulled the finished stuffed mushrooms from the oven. 

With the tray safely on the counter, I couldn’t find the courage to look at him again. 

He cleared his throat. “Nostalgia does tricky things to the mind.” 

“It does,” I agreed, thankful for the safe retreat his words offered. 

“I should go now.” He took a step, then paused. “Goodnight, Piper.” 

“Goodnight.” 

I didn’t move again until his footsteps disappeared from the kitchen. Even after he was gone, I needed a moment to get my heartbeat under control. 

Finally, I returned to putting the finishing touches on my stuffed mushrooms and preparing them for 

storage. 

I very carefully did not think about what just happened, or what it might mean. 

The next morning, Charlotte and I were adding the finishing touches to the garden party dresses for me and Elva. She was sewing on the ruffled trim with the sewing machine, while I hand–stitched some sparkly gems onto Elva’s skirt. 

“I have news,” Charlotte said, “about your other maid from the early days 

The friendly one, I remembered. Though Charlotte had certainly opened up to me now, in the early days, she had seemed to only barely tolerate me. The overly–friendly one had helped me feel more at ease right away. 

“I tracked her down,” Charlotte said. “They let her go from the palace staff, but she was able to find another position in a noble household.” 

I exhaled in relief. I had worried that she was trapped in a dungeon somewhere. 

“She’s enjoying it. It’s less stressful.” Charlotte picked at a straw thread. 

“Thank God,” I said. “I’m glad to hear she is safe and well. I’ve been thinking of her.” 

“She’s both of those things. When I spoke to her, she seemed worried about you, though. It seems like 

the whole of the palace might be against you” 

“Not everyone is,” I said, giving her a smile. “And that’s what matters. With the support I do have, I can 

outlast any of these hardships.” 

Minor humiliation and ruined appetizers were nothing compared to the hardships I had endured in the 

past. 

Here, I had a roof over my head, food for both Elva and me, and proper medical treatment for Elva. Any 

adversity I had to endure was secondary to those basic needs, which in the past had either been denied 

to us or was incredibly difficult to come by. 

Although, despite the lack of physical turmoil of these minor hardships, they still made my staying here more difficult. I had to be careful to make certain I succeeded in every challenge. I wanted to stay here as long as I could. 

I held