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.

for any candidate to be disqualified because of

it was Lilliana I

shook his head. “You

chest. I knew I wasn’t special to Nicholas

less each

again and again

it go, Julian,” I said.

his expression was unreadable. When had he begun to shield his true self

For you, Piper,” Julian said. “And Nicholas, if Piper gets into any trouble for

So you can

between Nicholas and me, Julian laughed again, like

approached us, Julian tossed him the keys to the car

the palace.

the driveway, and Brian drove the car back to the

nervous. I rubbed a hand up

“Thank you,” I said.

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

done the same for

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

I could do was escape. “If

walking away did I noticed I had addressed Julian without his title again.

Nicholas had corrected

hoped they

by Lena, who walked directly into my path and

There won’t

do you

with the Luna. Follow me. She is

on Elva first.” I hadn’t seen her since she was sleeping. Reasonable or not,

her health.

brows rose high on her forehead. “You intend to keep your

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

something

I corrected. T’ll

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

the flowers and bushes, I noticed she was taking

Queen and her entourage had arranged a tea party in the flower field near the horse

brought out cushioned chairs and

meeting a girl. Was this another

arranged?

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