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.

that I wanted Julian, or anyone

cleared my throat, trying to collect myself.

would have to be terribly foolish to feel jealous over a man in a dating

girl here

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

glance. He

challenge?” he asked. Voice lower, for my ears

deserve someone who actually loves

burned the entire length of my throat.

have fooled me.”

Nathan arrived to reclaim wayward Julian and return him to his

are supposed to remain as a unit,” Nathan

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

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 noticed, glared

length of his return

the weight of two hateful eyes on my own person.

I

on fire with

forward once more, ignoring her.

went through two more tables before finally

and Linda’s eggs were looking