The Luna Choosing Game

We waited a bit longer, until the horses were rested, then we began the slow ride back to the palace

“Just whose palace was that?” I tried asking, hoping he might surprise me with an actual response

“Someday we will have established great trust between us,” he said, evasive as ever.

I sighed.

He grinned at me. “You won’t believe me, but I’m only not telling you for your own protection. I need to

look into this further before I reveal too much.”

At times like these, I wished I had my phone, or any access to the internet, so I could just look it up. As it was, I was at the mercy of whatever information Julian wanted to share.

As we neared the palace, Julian suggested we once

and he began to text with Brian.

more try to be sneaky. His phone service returned

Yet, the moment we walked our horses toward the paddock, a camera crew rushed toward us as if they had been waiting for our return. Cameras pushed straight into our faces. The producers shouted out

questions.

“Prince Julian! Tell us about your secret rendezvous!”

“Piper! Was it worth the risk, breaking the rules to see the prince?”

you think what you’ve done is

arm around my shoulders. “Come now, guys. This is no big secret. Hasn’t

is my

been blindsided by the cameras and questions, and now Julian was making up

an absurd

me a wide, cocksure grin that seemed to say,

that true? Are

wasn’t a good liar.

Julian nuzzled against my cheek. It took everything I had

I

but this was too close, too much. Especially

faking it

it on thick. I was confused until I saw Nicholas

a furious expression.

to my waist, Nicholas stormed forward.

sweetheart,” Julian

out. I supposed allowing the cameras to believe we had runaway on

He covered one of the

to argue, but Nicholas

filming.” Nicholas said, voice cold as the Arctic.

once. “Yes, Your Royal Highness.

his

crew immediately listened, and began to return toward the stables. With the cameras gone,

I finally exhaled.

in time for the save. Not that I