The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 59

Quickly, I exited the car, Julian sighed, threw the car into park, and got out too.

“Over here, Piper,” Nicholas said, motioning to the space beside him. Obediently, I went where he

directed.

Softly, he asked me, “Are you alright?”

The question startled me a moment. I wasn’t sure why he cared. But I assuaged his concerns. “I’m not

hurt.”

Nicholas nodded at me, then rounded on Julian. His voice was thick with fury.

“How could you do something like this? You broke all the rules. Do you not care at all that you’ve potentially endangered Piper’s candidacy for the games?”

Julian rolled his eyes. “It was just a bit of fun, Nicholas.”

“At her expense. You have nothing to lose. She could be punished for your little act of rebellion.”

My y stomach twisted uncomfortably. I hadn’t thought of the consequences like this. I’d just followed

Julian. Was I truly at risk of being expelled?

“It’s not that big of a deal. I doubt anyone noticed.”

“Everyone noticed you zoom out of here first thing in the morning. They even caught your act on

camera.” He waved toward the front gate, where I remembered seeing the camera crew earlier.

Julian glanced from Nicholas to me, and then back again. His smile turned cat–like.

“Just a short while ago, Piper was telling me that you didn’t care about her anymore. Yet here you are,

coming to her rescue like a perfect knight in shining armor.”

Nicholas stiffened. “I don’t care.”

I lowered my head.

“Then why so serious, dear brother?” Julian asked.

any candidate to be disqualified because

was Lilliana I had out

head. “You are such

a crackle in my chest. I knew I wasn’t special to Nicholas anymore, but

less each

again and again

go, Julian,” I

at me, but his expression was unreadable. When had he begun to shield his true self so

Piper,” Julian said. “And Nicholas, if Piper

So you can

Nicholas and me, Julian laughed again,

us, Julian tossed him the keys to the car and

the palace.

to the side of the driveway,

nervous. I

“Thank you,” I said.

me.” He kept his gaze at something over my shoulder, refusing

for any of

I tried to hide my hurt reaction, but I wasn’t as

could do was

I noticed I had addressed Julian without his title again. Sometimes, with the way he acted, it was so difficult to think of

neither Julian nor Nicholas had corrected me, so

really hoped they hadn’t

I hurried toward my room, but I was waylaid by Lena, who walked directly into my path and stopped, hands on her

won’t be an

you mean?”

smiled, smug. “You’ve been summoned to speak with

hadn’t seen her since she

her health. Mornings were sometimes

on her

put it like that, I supposed I didn’t have a choice. I would have to trust the

if something

corrected. T’ll follow

through the palace toward the grand glass double–doors that led

and bushes, I noticed she

her entourage had arranged a tea party in the

chairs and a table. Even a table

a girl.

arranged?

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