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.

Julian, or anyone else, to

throat, trying to

serious, Prince Julian. I would have to be terribly foolish to feel jealous over a man in a dating

I’d have to fight off every girl here if

Julian hummed. “More or less, that’s true. Yes.”

glance. He just smiled at

you aren’t up for the challenge?” he asked. Voice lower,

someone who actually loves him?”

don’t love him.” The words burned

shrugged. “Could have

to reclaim wayward Julian

are supposed to remain as a unit,” Nathan

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though Nathan didn’t move but a couple feet off, waiting for him.

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

Jullan Nathan said.

back to his family. Nicholas, I

of

weight of two hateful eyes on my own person. I glanced

I

me on fire with her

I faced forward once

two more tables before finally reaching ours. By

and Linda’s eggs were