The Luna Choosing Game

I tried to pull my eyes away just to prove him wrong. Too quickly, I was looking again.

“She’s the King and Queen’s favorite,” Jullan said.

“Your brother’s, too.” I tried to keep the distain from my voice, but I was a poor actor. I was certain that it

shone on through,

“Maybe.” Julian studied me now, the others apparently forgotten. “I’m not so sure.”

“He wouldn’t let just anyone hand–feed him.” I crossed my arms.

Julian tilted his head. “Why, Piper. If I didn’t know better, I’d say you were jealous.”

His words startled me and my eyes went wide.

Jealous? No, that couldn’t be right. What Nicholas and I had was done and over with long ago.

Except it wasn’t. At least, not for me. My recent fantasies of Nicholas as my husband and father to Elva

proved it.

But to be jealous here, now, in the midst of this competition? I had not recognized the churn in my

stomach and tightness in my chest for what it truly was.

Yes, I was jealous.

I wanted Julian, or anyone else, to know about

throat, trying to collect myself.

Julian. I would have to be terribly foolish

girl here if I wanted to keep him to myself.”

“More or less,

glance.

he asked. Voice

someone who actually loves him?”

words burned the entire length

shrugged. “Could have fooled me.”

reclaim wayward Julian and return

to remain as a unit,” Nathan

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for him. Obviously, Nathan didn’t fully trust Julian. That was likely

me, I have to go try Lilliana’s pastries for myself.” Voice low again, he added, “They’re bumt on the bottom, by

Jullan Nathan said.

turned and followed Nathan back to his family.

length of his return

weight of two hateful eyes on my own person. I

I

light me on fire

forward once more,

more tables before finally reaching ours. By this time, the sun was

Linda’s eggs were looking a bit