The Luna Choosing Game

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

he could be. “You asked me not to

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

sure your maids

don’t trust

on

knew my gloves were too short, but they sent me ahead without a word.” I smoothed out the blankets on my lap. “Though I guess, even if I had been warned then, those that

have

why I thought

me off. “I don’t know

knows I’ll be the first to

“You seem certain.”

as a publicity stunt. I’ve served my

in acknowledgement

to warm up, and with that warmth, sleepiness followed. In my exhaustion,

fell away, and words came

happy with the way things are,”

curious look.

for the attention of three men is so ridiculous. And in

ever supposed to find someone you

family

kingdom might depend

your lives after you found the right person for

our mates on our own, Piper. The