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

“You asked me not to leave.

just wanted him near. “I don’t want to be

your maids would

trust

piercing gaze focused on me

without a word.” I smoothed out the blankets on my lap. “Though I guess, even if I had been warned then, those that want

have found another

why I thought

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

knows I’ll be the

“You seem certain.”

know I’m only here as a

hummed in acknowledgement

with that warmth, sleepiness followed.

and words

can’t be happy with the way things are,” I

curious look.

of three men is so

ever supposed to find someone you

essential,” Nicholas said. “The royal family needs a strong public image. The

kingdom might depend on

into your lives after you found the

us have found our mates