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

my throat, trying to collect myself.

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

here if I wanted to keep

“More or

annoyed sideways glance. He just smiled

the challenge?” he asked.

he deserve someone who actually loves him?”

The words burned

“Could have fooled me.”

reclaim wayward Julian and return him to

remain as a

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

myself.” Voice low again, he added, “They’re bumt

Jullan Nathan said.

saluted me, then turned and followed Nathan back to

full length of his return trip.

on my own person.

I

on fire with

I faced forward once

tables before finally

Linda’s eggs were looking a