The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0485 "Excuse me," Nicholas said to Bridget and walked away from her. He met me at the base of the stairs.
Behind his back, Bridget narrowed her eyes slightly, but then shrugged and walked back into the kitchen. I still had no idea how she could be so bright.
Maybe she's slipped some liquor into her coffee to take the edge off. She didn't seem drunk though.
Was it possible she just had a natural sunny disposition, even after drinking a whole bottle of wine? How unfair.
"I'm sorry about this, Piper," Nicholas said. He nodded his head toward the front of the manor, and taking the
hint, I began walking beside him in the way he'd indicated.
He led us to a small sitting area near the front door of the mansion, where wicker furniture was arranged in a semi-circle. We didn't sit, though. We just stood there in the middle of it.
"I know this isn't what you envisioned about this week," Nicholas said. Softer, he added, "Me, either." We'd recently talked about playing out a fantasy. We had thought while we were here, we could pretend to be strangers and fall in love again. We knew we'd have to hide it from Jessica and Bridget, but we had thought in the moments alone that maybe we could have our chance.
Now, it seemed, even our moments alone would be monitored.
"It's not your fault," I said. "You had no way of knowing your father would want the cameras here." "I should have, though. He cares about appearances. I should have known he wouldn't let us escape, even for such brief time." I glanced to make sure no one was looking, then I reached out and placed my hand on his
arm.
"You can't predict everything," I told him.
He shook his head, unsatisfied.
Nicholas was always pushing himself to be the best. I always thought this quality would help make him a great king. He would settle for nothing less than excellence in himself. Now, however, I'm a bit worried about his blood pressure going up.
The man needs to relax.
"Listen," I started. "Maybe it won't be so bad? I mean, sure, we won't have as much privacy as we would have hoped, but that doesn't mean we can't have some fun, right?" It was harder for him. Being a prince, on camera, he couldn't show even a modicum of weakness. Even showing he could have fun might reveal too much.
<