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

eventually. But many gifts would surely

graces.”

on me. “And then I will be Luna.” She laughed. “Maybe I’ll keep

down in the dungeons.

crunch sounded from behind me, in the

posture shifted. She lost her spiteful

continued to hold me,

eyes searing into mine. “Then I can get

will be doing

that firm, male

She straightened.

through the trees and come

a mask of cool indifference as he took

hands on me, to Kirsten, to Lena standing

eyes gave away his inner fury,

at Nicholas’s hand. She pointed at one of the guard. “Let go

meanie!”

The

up at Nicholas, who was watching him

asked.

hands fell away from me. They’d held me roughly for some time now, so I

they released me

of falling. I just needed to readjust