The Luna audibly gasped. Some of the girls around me started screaming. Guards quickly moved in to usher them from the room. I was urged forward.

“End the program,” the King shouted. “Now.”

The cameras immediately shut off.

Before I could reach the staircase and earn my favor from the prince of my choice, my path was blocked

with a very angry King and Queen,

“Nicholas!” the King shouted.

“What have you done?” the Luna cried.

Nicholas quickly came down the staircase to join me at my side. I stared at him, bewildered.

“You heard the public,” he said. “This is what they wanted, even if you were too bullheaded to see it.”

“Careful,” the King said.

“Piper won the people’s favor. More, she won the game by the rules we’d assigned.”

“I can do one better than that, even,” Julian said, jumping down from the stage. He carried

my broken

bow in his hands. Where had he gotten it? Had his Beta kept it hidden for him?

He threw it down into the space between the King and Queen, and me and Nicholas.

“She excelled even when our own staff tried to have her killed,” Julian said.

“Our staff?” the Luna gasped.

“Who?” the King demanded.

Julian and Nicholas both shifted their gazes to where Lena was tucked in the Queen’s shadow.

Her face went pale.

Julian smirked, “Anything to say, Lena?”

She seemed set, like she had no intention of moving. The Queen herself motioned her forward.

“Is this true?” The Luna motioned to the broken bow. “Is this your doing?”

her head. She did not answer. It seemed even she couldn’t lie to

asks for your forgiveness,” she said. “I

the royal throne.”

trying to kill someone?” Nicholas said. “Piper could have died had

had no

is exactly what

Lena bowed.

seemed pleased by this revelation, or truly

had happened

evening of supposed celebration,” the King said. “We will handle this matter privately

she will be

eyes looked

Lena, see yourself out and send in your successor.

of this evening.”

Lena scurried to obey the Luna’s command,

his forehead.

the publicist as he hurried closer. “Great

for making the

that’s fine.” The

move

area?” I whispered to

small party for those that remain,” Nicholas replied, voice just as soft. “You’ll get more camers time and a personal

the moment, knowing

send me

doing here, Nicholas should have sent me home, Hedert vn

with Nicholas himself having stuck his neck out to save me. I didn’t begin to know how

I said. If I was there, I

party.

his head.

me

confused. But I found that now, just like three years ago, I had

a simple request.

well,” I

cameramen were

that was completed, we waited as a group while hors d’oeuvres were served, as the King’s servants pulled each girl one by one

room, an orchestra was setting up. In the other corner, a water station was prepared beside

tried to come over to speak with me, twice he

escorted away by

girls will be available to talk after the King has had his time

forcefully on the second.

face the King. The servants

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