The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0113

Yet would the public questioning be enough to deter the King? I had to think so. After all, public opinion was swaying much of what happened here.

As long as I continued to earn the public’s favor, then I should be safe.

I hoped.

“I have an idea,” I said. “But there’s one thing I have to tell you first. About my private audience with the

King,”

Nicholas expression was carefully neutral, but Mark’s worry was outright.

“Tell us,” Nicholas said.

I closed my eyes, hesitating for a moment. I had kept this secret from Nicholas, wanting to protect him, but if I was going to take this risk, I would need strong allies. No one was a stronger ally than the oldest

prince and his Beta. 2

“The King knows about our past,” I said.

When I was met with silence, I peeked open my eyes. Nicholas’s brow was pulled together.

“I never told him.”

“I know. He said that,” I said. “But he… He had you followed, Nicholas. He likely had me followed too. He

knew things, and I

know about

say if he did. But he’s terrifying.

he knew

cards in his hand.

my

“Piper?”

if I told anyone about you and me, he would… well, the

the table. “That will not

naise roused

cooled his anger. “Sorry,” he whispered to

shoulder as I passed, offering him quick forgiveness. Then I walked around the bed to help settle Elva

Nick–lass here too?”

back from her

nodded, easily accepting that.

the garden party soon?” Someone must have told her already about the next

“A few days.”

I get another

“Of course.”

H

lots of food?”

“Undoubtedly.

to

laughed lightly. “That might be harder

the princess wants to ride a wolf at the garden party, then so be it.” Nicholas approached the other side of

harmful, after