The Luna Choosing Game

I glanced back at Susie. Looking at me, she crossed her fingers. If we could somehow manage to be together, that would be most ideal.

But no. Too quickly, Susie was called to be paired with someone else.

“Next we have Piper…”

I sucked in a breath. My remaining options weren’t great, but hopefully I wouldn’t be paired with

“And Linda.”

In the kitchen, Linda and I glared at each other. We were supposed to be going through the offered cookbooks, searching for the finger foods of our choice, but neither of us had touched them yet.

Other girls around us were chattering and laughing, working together as intended.

When I reached for one of the books, Linda scoffed, “You would.”

“What’s your problem?” I snapped, unable to stand the tension anymore.

knew my secrets. I didn’t know why she had to push it further by being such a roadblock in the challenge. Didn’t she understand that if we butted

for

I’m being forced to work alongside. you, the absolute embarrassment of

always held my own

I know. I wouldn’t be surprised if he conspired to keep

here.”

clearly meant Nicholas, though she wasn’t willing to use

overheard.

wasn’t wrong exactly. Mark had given me the hint

favor with the ambassador, and both Julian and Nicholas

my own merits. The thought gave me

what he wants from you, Piper, though I can guess. But even you can’t be so

from me. The same thing everyone else thought too.

Sex.

had of their princes to assume they’d only kept me around for camal pleasures. Didn’t they expect their husbands to be as virtuous as them? Or did they expect any love affairs to

they simply not care one way or the

they ended up with, they just wanted to be Luna. If they were so single–minded in that goal, would they be willing