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 be

it was Lilliana I had

head. “You are such a

I wasn’t special to Nicholas

no less each

again and again

go, Julian,”

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

if Piper

you can

me, Julian laughed again, like

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

the palace.

of the driveway, and Brian drove the car back to the

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

“Thank you,” I said.

kept his gaze at something over my shoulder,

for any of the

have allowed. I tried to hide my hurt reaction, but I

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

had addressed Julian without his title again. Sometimes, with the way

had corrected me, so maybe they hadn’t

really hoped they

waylaid by Lena, who

you are. Finally. There won’t be an

you

been summoned to speak with the Luna. Follow me. She is in the

her since she was

her health. Mornings were

high on her forehead. “You intend to keep

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

something

I corrected.

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

flowers and bushes, I noticed she was taking me closer

her entourage had arranged a tea

cushioned chairs and a table. Even a

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

arranged?

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