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

candidate, huh? So if it was Lilliana I had out here, you’d still

“You are such

in my chest. I knew I wasn’t special

no less

again and again

go, Julian,” I said.

When had he begun to shield his true self

“And Nicholas, if Piper

you

me, Julian laughed again, like everything was a big

approached us, Julian tossed him the

the palace.

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

nervous. I

“Thank you,” I said.

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

for any of

hide my hurt reaction, but I wasn’t as trained at concealing my

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

again. Sometimes, with the way he acted, it was

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

really hoped they hadn’t

was waylaid by Lena, who

Finally. There won’t be an escape

you

smug. “You’ve been summoned to speak with the Luna. Follow me. She is in

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

health.

on her forehead. “You

have a choice. I would have to trust the nanny

something

I corrected. T’ll

toward the grand glass double–doors that

the flowers and bushes, I noticed she was taking me closer

entourage had arranged a tea

chairs and a table. Even a

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

arranged?

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