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.

be right for any candidate to be disqualified because of your

if it was Lilliana I had

“You are

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

less

again and again

let it go, Julian,”

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

if Piper gets into any trouble for this, I’ll

So you can

laughed

approached us, Julian tossed him the keys to the

the palace.

the side of the driveway, and

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

“Thank you,” I said.

He kept his gaze at something over my shoulder,

same for any of the

hide my hurt reaction, but

thing I could do was escape. “If you’ll

title again. Sometimes,

Nicholas had corrected me, so maybe they hadn’t

really hoped they

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

Finally. There won’t

you mean?”

smug. “You’ve been summoned to speak with the Luna.

Elva first.” I hadn’t seen her since she was sleeping. Reasonable

about her health. Mornings were sometimes

high on her forehead. “You intend to

that, I supposed I didn’t have a choice. I would have to trust the nanny to alert

something

corrected.

grand glass double–doors that led

noticed she was taking me closer to the

her entourage had arranged a tea party in the

had brought out cushioned chairs and a table. Even a

the stables, Nicholas was meeting a girl. Was this another solo date? When had

arranged?

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