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.

should continue making gifts for Prince Nicholas, Kirsten said. “Gifts that I would then give

arise suspicion eventually. But many

graces.”

then I will be Luna.” She laughed.

in the dungeons. My

from behind me, in

Lena’s whole posture shifted. She lost her spiteful

hold me, but

Kirsten seemed unchanged, her vicious eyes searing into mine. “Then I can get rid of your

be doing

knew that firm, male

wide. She straightened.

watched Nicholas push through the

of cool indifference as he took in

to Kirsten, to Lena standing

gave away his inner fury,

tugged at Nicholas’s hand. She pointed at one of the

meanie!”

The

the girl, then looked up at

asked.

once, the guards‘ hands fell away from me. They’d held me roughly

when they released

truly in danger of falling. I just needed to readjust