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 disqualified because of

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

head. “You are

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

less

again and again

let it go, Julian,”

unreadable. When had he begun to shield his true self so defensively? He hadn’t been like this when

Piper gets

So you can

me, Julian laughed again, like everything was a big

Beta Brian approached us, Julian tossed him the keys

the palace.

of the driveway, and Brian drove the car

nervous. I rubbed a hand up and down my

“Thank you,” I said.

He kept his gaze at something over my shoulder, refusing to meet my eyes. “I

for

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

could do was escape. “If

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

neither Julian nor Nicholas had corrected me, so maybe

really hoped they

hurried toward my room, but I was waylaid by

There won’t be an escape this

do you

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

should check on Elva first.” I hadn’t seen her since she

her health. Mornings

brows rose high on her forehead. “You intend to keep

supposed I didn’t have a choice. I would have to

something

corrected.

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

noticed she

Queen and her entourage had arranged a tea party in

cushioned chairs and a table.

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

arranged?

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