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 because

if it was Lilliana I had out

head. “You are such

in my chest. I knew I wasn’t

less each

again and again

go, Julian,” I said.

begun to shield his true self so defensively? He hadn’t been like this when

said. “And Nicholas, if Piper gets into any trouble

So you can

between Nicholas and me, Julian laughed again, like everything was a big

tossed him the keys to the car

the palace.

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

Nicholas and 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

for

to hide my hurt reaction, but I wasn’t

could do was escape.

again. Sometimes, with the

Julian nor Nicholas had corrected me, so maybe they

hoped they

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

are. Finally. There won’t be an escape this

you

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

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

health. Mornings were sometimes

of Lena’s brows rose high on her forehead. “You intend to keep your Queen

it like that, I supposed I didn’t have a choice. I would have to

if something

I corrected. T’ll

the grand glass double–doors that led out

the flowers and bushes, I noticed

tea

had brought out cushioned chairs and a table.

Nicholas was meeting a girl. Was this another

arranged?

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