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

he know

know. He didn’t say if he did. But he’s terrifying. The very walls have ears for him. I wouldn’t

if he

in his hand.

lowered my

“Piper?”

if I told anyone about you and me,

his hand down on the table. “That will

naise roused Elva.

his anger. “Sorry,” he whispered

touched Nicholas’s shoulder as I passed, offering him quick forgiveness. Then I walked around the bed to help settle

too?” she

hair back from her face. “He’s keeping us

easily accepting

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

“A few days.”

get another pretty dress?”

“Of course.”

H

I get lots of

“Undoubtedly.

I get to ride a

“That might be harder

be it.” Nicholas approached the other side of the bed. He smiled down at me and Elva.

be harmful, after all.”