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

“You

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

sure your maids would sit

don’t trust

on

I smoothed out the blankets on my lap. “Though I guess, even if I

would have found

I thought you should leave.”

that, by scaring me off. “I don’t know why they

I’ll be the

“You seem certain.”

as a publicity stunt.

acknowledgement but didn’t

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

and

with the way things are,” I

gave me a curious look. I had

of women competing for the attention of three

supposed to find someone

Nicholas said. “The royal family needs

might

invite the public into your lives

mates on our own, Piper. The selection

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