The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0036

Her fury, which I had caused to heighten for a moment, quickly smoothed out again. Her grin returned,

wide and sharp.

“I should have known you were the one who made that sad little gift. It was so simple, so… fashion-

backwards. I had been ready to apologize for its very existence, before the prince made his small mix up.”

Nhad spent hours crafting that wrist guard for the prince. I had purposefully made the design simplistic, knowing Nicholas would prefer it that way. Flashy clothes were never his style.

That Kirsten didn’t know that only showed how little she understood the prince she chased.

“If you wanted him to know it was from you, you should have given it to him directly,” Kirsten said. “That

you didn’t only shows that you knew he would reject it. Just like he’ll reject you, very soon.”

“You shouldn’t have taken credit –”

“It’s too late, Piper. No one will ever believe you made it. Not now. Not against my word. Although…” She

tapped her finger to her chin and looked at Lena. “I think I know a fitting punishment.”

“Oh?” Lena lifted a brow.

for Prince Nicholas, Kirsten said. “Gifts that I would then give him,

suspicion eventually. But many gifts would surely lead me into

graces.”

turned her sharp grin on me. “And then I will be Luna.” She

down in the

sounded from behind me, in

whole posture shifted. She lost

hold me, but their grip

mine. “Then I can get

will be doing no such

that firm,

She straightened. “Your Royal

Nicholas push through the trees and come to stand beside

indifference as he took in the scene before him, looking from the

on me, to

gave away his inner

She pointed at one of

meanie!”

The

frowned at the girl, then looked up at Nicholas, who

Nicholas asked.

away from me. They’d held me roughly for some time

when they released

wasn’t truly in danger of falling. I just needed to readjust