The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 93

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?”

not answer. It seemed even she

she said. “I only ever wished to preserve

the royal throne.”

Nicholas said. “Piper could have died

her from finishing the contest. I had no

what happened,”

Lena bowed.

King and Queen looked at each other. Neither seemed pleased by this revelation, or

happened

an evening of supposed celebration,” the King said. “We

be

King said. All eyes looked to the Queen.

she uttered, “Yes. Lena, see yourself out and send in your successor. I will not see

rest of this

Lena scurried to obey the Luna’s command, scrambling

forehead. “What an

as he hurried closer. “Great news! The

making

that’s fine.” The King pushed

new open space. “We need to move into the

I whispered to

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

very appealing at the moment, knowing the

to send me home

here, Nicholas should have sent

here I was, one of the 15 remaining girls, with Nicholas himself having stuck his neck out to

I said. If I

party.

his head.

wanted me to

like three years ago, I

simple request.

well,” I

cameramen were setting up to record a long shot, moving one by one through the fifteen, until

waited as a group while hors d’oeuvres were served, as

setting up. In the other corner, a water station was

speak with me, twice he got no farther

he was escorted away

be available to talk after the King has had his time

on

King. The

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