The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 38

Lena pressed a hand to her face.

“Lena, we will speak about your part in this later.” Nicholas said, dismissing her.

“Yes, Sir.” Lena, keeping her eyes on the ground, quickly turned and walked back toward the palace.

Elva, who had been hiding behind my skirts, peeked her head out. “Is it over? No more loud yelling?”

“I

“It’s over,” I told her, but then looked up at Nicholas, whose tight expression had not relaxed. “I think.”

“Mark“” Nicholas called out⠀⠀

Mark emerged from the tree line. He had been close and ready. Likely he had planned to jump out if he

had been needed.

Nicholas lowered himself down to one knee to speak to Elva. “Elva, do you mind playing with Mark for a

minute while I speak with your mother?”

Elva seemed unsure. She looked up at me.

I smiled and nodded, giving her support.

“Okay…” Slowly, she walked over to Mark, who held out a hand for her. She kept looking back at us

though, as if she didn’t trust us alone.

of earshot, Nicholas’s piercing gaze shifted

the wrist guard I’d made. The

you give this

I thought of lying, or simply avoiding the question. But he

knew the truth.

wanted to thank you for helping Elva,” I said. I motioned toward the wrist guard. “This was just a

gesture.”

He lowered his arm. “It’s much more likely that you are using your previous knowledge of me in an effort to bring yourself into my

not true. If I wanted it that way, I wouldn’t have

knew I would discover the

just wanted to

at my patience. He thought so little of

seemed

my denial seriously. He

after me, but I didn’t expect

What did Julian have to

not up my sleeve,” I

up your sleeve.”

though I’m not sure why. I

anyone with too many strings

My… beauty?

Focus, Piper.

but Nicholas cut me off before I

distance from

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