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.

candidate to

it was Lilliana I had out here, you’d

“You

I wasn’t special to Nicholas

no less

again and again

let it go, Julian,”

his expression was unreadable. When had he begun to shield his true self so defensively? He hadn’t been like this when

Nicholas, if Piper gets

So you

Nicholas and me, Julian laughed again, like everything

Brian approached us, Julian tossed him

the palace.

side of the driveway, and Brian drove the

I alone, I began to feel nervous. I rubbed a hand up and down my

“Thank you,” I said.

at something over my shoulder, refusing

same for any of

The words cut me more than I should have allowed. I tried to hide my hurt reaction, but I wasn’t as trained at

could do was escape.

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

Julian nor Nicholas had corrected me, so maybe they hadn’t noticed…

really hoped they hadn’t

I hurried toward my room, but I was waylaid by Lena, who walked directly

are. Finally. There won’t be an

do you mean?”

smiled, smug. “You’ve been summoned to speak with the Luna. Follow me.

check on Elva first.” I hadn’t seen her since she was

health. Mornings were sometimes

rose high on her

a choice. I would have

if something was

I corrected.

through the palace toward the grand

noticed she was taking

had arranged a tea party in the flower field near the

cushioned chairs and a table.

front of the stables, Nicholas was meeting a girl. Was this

arranged?

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