The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 70

My eyes went wide. As poor as I felt, I still pushed myself upright on the bed – until he placed a hand on

my shoulder and eased me back down.

“I won’t give up,” I told him. “I can’t.”

“I wouldn’t ask you to, except for your own safety, Piper. If you truly don’t care about being Luna, like you say, then you should care more for yourself. The people here only want to do you harm.”

“It doesn’t matter what happens to me. Can’t you see? I will stay. I’ll do anything they want to make sure

that Elva continues to get the best medical care.”

“Even if this happens again?”

“Even then.”

Crossing his arms, he let out a quiet sigh. “I’d forgotten how stubborn you could be.”

“Only with important things.”

I felt a bit strange with him standing so rigidly beside the bed while I was within it. I motioned toward the

edge of the bed.

“You can sit if you want.”

“I shouldn’t,” he said. Yet after a moment, he propped himself on the very edge of the mattress, as far

be. “You asked me

wasn’t entirely certain. I had just wanted him near. “I don’t want to

maids would

don’t trust

piercing gaze focused on

smoothed out the blankets on my lap.

would have found

why I thought you

I’d never let them win like that, by scaring me off. “I don’t know why they

I’ll be

“You seem certain.”

I’m only here as a publicity stunt.

hummed in acknowledgement but didn’t

with

and

the way

a curious look. I had

women competing for the attention of three

supposed to find someone

are essential,” Nicholas said. “The royal family

kingdom might depend

your lives

mates on our own, Piper. The

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