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.

Nicholas’s piercing

wrist, showing me the wrist guard I’d

you give this

I thought of

knew the truth.

Elva,” I said. I motioned toward

gesture.”

in that.” He lowered his arm. “It’s much more likely that you are using your previous knowledge

true. If I wanted it that way, I

knew I would discover the

didn’t. I just wanted to

tried at my patience. He thought so little of me now. Whatever

seemed

seriously. He merely shook his

knew you’ve been chasing after me, but I didn’t expect you to now have Julian

did Julian have to do

not up my sleeve,”

up your sleeve.”

not sure why. I suppose your beauty would

he usually avoids anyone with too many strings

My… beauty?

Focus, Piper.

opened my mouth to deny Julian’s attraction, but Nicholas cut me off before

your distance

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