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.

right for any candidate to be disqualified because

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

shook his head. “You are such a

knew I wasn’t special

no less each

again and again

let it go, Julian,”

was unreadable. When had he begun to shield his true self so defensively?

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

you can

Julian laughed again, like everything

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

the palace.

the driveway, and Brian drove the

to feel nervous. I rubbed a hand up

“Thank you,” I said.

something over my shoulder, refusing to

for any of the

The words cut me more than I should have allowed. I tried to hide my hurt

I could do was escape. “If

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

corrected me,

hoped

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

won’t be an escape this

do you mean?”

to speak with the Luna.

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

about her health. Mornings were

rose high on her forehead.

a choice. I

if something

corrected. T’ll follow

through the palace toward the grand glass double–doors that

bushes, I noticed she was

a tea party in the

had brought out cushioned chairs and a

of the stables, Nicholas was meeting a girl. Was

arranged?

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