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

it was Lilliana I had out here, you’d still come

his head. “You are

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

no less each

again and again

it go,

When had he begun to shield his true self so defensively? He hadn’t been like this

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

you

laughed again, like everything was a

his Beta Brian approached us, Julian tossed him the keys to the car and started walking

the palace.

of the driveway, and

to feel nervous. I rubbed a hand up

“Thank you,” I said.

over

for any of the

than I should have allowed. I tried to hide my hurt reaction, but I wasn’t as trained at concealing my

thing I could do was escape. “If

again. Sometimes, with the way he

neither Julian nor Nicholas had corrected me, so maybe they hadn’t

hoped they

toward my room, but I was waylaid by Lena, who walked directly into my path and

Finally. There won’t

do you mean?”

speak with the Luna. Follow me. She

I hadn’t seen her

health. Mornings

rose high on her

she put it like that, I supposed I didn’t have a choice. I would

something

corrected.

the palace toward the grand glass double–doors that led out into

bushes, I noticed she was

entourage had arranged a tea party in the flower field near

brought out cushioned chairs and a table. Even a

was meeting a girl. Was this another solo date?

arranged?

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