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

had just wanted him near. “I don’t

sure your maids would sit with

don’t trust my

piercing gaze focused on me again.

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 found

why I thought you

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

I’ll be the first

“You seem certain.”

know I’m only here as a publicity stunt. I’ve served

acknowledgement

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

fell away, and

with the

curious look.

the attention of three men is so ridiculous. And

you ever supposed to

Nicholas said. “The royal family needs

might depend

public into your lives after you found the right person for

away. “None of us have found our mates on our own, Piper. The selection