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.

wouldn’t be right for any candidate to be disqualified

it was Lilliana I had out

head. “You are such a

chest. I knew I wasn’t special

no less each

again and again

go, Julian,” I

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

Nicholas, if Piper gets into any trouble for this, I’ll take the

So you can

Nicholas and me, Julian laughed again, like

us, Julian tossed him the

the palace.

to the side of the driveway, and Brian

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

“Thank you,” I said.

over my shoulder, refusing to meet my

done the same for any of the

to hide my hurt reaction, but I

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

had addressed Julian without his title again. Sometimes, with

corrected me,

hoped

by Lena, who walked directly into my path

There won’t

you

speak with

I hadn’t seen her since she was sleeping. Reasonable or not, I

about her health. Mornings were

Lena’s brows rose high on her forehead. “You intend to

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

if something

corrected. T’ll

the palace toward the grand glass double–doors that led out

through the flowers and bushes, I noticed she was

a tea party in the flower field

out cushioned chairs and a

of the stables, Nicholas was meeting a girl.

arranged?

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