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

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

his head. “You are such a

wasn’t special to Nicholas anymore, but to have

no less each

again and again

it go, Julian,”

to shield his true self

said. “And Nicholas, if Piper gets into any trouble for this, I’ll take the

So you

me, Julian laughed again, like

us, Julian tossed him the keys to the car

the palace.

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

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

“Thank you,” I said.

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

for

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

only thing I could do

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

Nicholas had corrected

really hoped they

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

won’t be an

you mean?”

smiled, smug. “You’ve been summoned to speak with

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

health. Mornings were sometimes

on her forehead. “You intend to keep your

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

if something

corrected.

me through the palace toward the grand glass double–doors

noticed she was

a tea party in the flower

chairs and a table. Even a table

a girl. Was this another

arranged?

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