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?”

head. She did not answer. It seemed even

servant humbly asks for your forgiveness,” she said. “I only ever wished to preserve the sanctity of

the royal throne.”

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

wished to keep her from finishing the contest. I had no reason to believe that this girl would wander alone into the forest without the

what happened,” Nicholas

Lena bowed.

and Queen looked at each other. Neither seemed pleased by this

happened

the King said. “We will

be

the King said. All eyes looked to the

yourself out and send in your successor. I will not see your

rest of

Queen.” Lena scurried to obey the Luna’s command, scrambling from

his forehead. “What an absolute mess.”

hurried closer. “Great news! The public has now approved of

you for making the choosing of Piper

yes, that’s fine.” The King

“We need to move into the second area

I whispered to Nicholas.

remain,” Nicholas replied, voice just as

very appealing at the moment, knowing the

to send

what i was doing here, Nicholas should have sent

himself having stuck his neck out

night,” I said. If I was

party.

his

wanted me to stay?

I found that now, just like

simple

well,” I said.

the line of remaining girls. The cameramen were setting up

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

In the other corner, a water

with me, twice

he was escorted

has had

on

was my turn to face the King. The servants guided me to a familiar sitting room where

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