The Luna Choosing Game

Nicholas had never met my twin, but I had definitely talked about her when he and I had been dating. I was constantly worried about her, and she would sneak out into my conversations without even meaning

1. to.

Ever since we were kids, she was getting in trouble. Maybe she was too free–spirited. Maybe she was an adrenaline junkie. I’d never been sure. But she chased danger like she was invincible. It was only a matter

of time before she caught it

Or it caught her.

Under the bright moonlight, I watched the shifts in Nicholas’s expression as he thought it through.

That I had left him to be with someone else had been the most obvious answer for my sudden

departure. He had convinced himself it was true because it made the most sense

But I couldn’t help but wonder if deep down, he doubted.

We had been very much in love for all of our time together. We clicked fast and fell hard. For a long time,

I thought he might be the one.

He knew that. He felt it too.

question whether I would simply up and leave for such a selfish reason. I was not a good enough actor for everything we

brow pulled together, confused.

he seemed to piece it together. My constant worrying. The

we broke up, Elva had already

he said. “Your

I nodded.

she would also look

He looked at me as if seeing me

part. The rest I could

tangled up in a series of bad situations

pregnant and alone. She’d broken contact with me a few

asked for my

remembered the desperation in her voice as she had begged me, “Piper, I need you.”

told me,” Nicholas said. “I would

in this.

with nobility,” Nicholas said, straightening. “I loved you, and you were hurting. I should have been there for you.

been… tarnished with any of the things she was involved in.” I lowered my head, afraid he might see the

you safe.”

under my chin and gently coaxed me to

but his eyes held only concern. When he spoke, his voice was whisper–soft.

was keeping

both knew the