The Luna Choosing Game

“Right.” Nicholas tightened his jaw.

“Well, she certainly did in this case,” I said, inserting myself into their conversation. “I would never hurt

anyone.

Lilliana looked at me blankly.

1 believe that,” Nicholas said.

Then Lilliana added, “Yes, me too. Piper would never hurt anyone.”

I frowned. This conversation felt… odd. Like attempting to speak with a puppet, she only ever seemed to

emulate what Nicholas had said.

Secretly I wished Nicholas would say something outlandish, if only to see if Lilliana would agree. He was

too good of a man for that, however.

If only Lilliana had taken to Julian instead. He would have had a field day amusing himself with her

mindless compliance.

“The cooking challenge for Linda was very inspired, Prince Nicholas,” Lilliana said. “You are very

intelligent.”

Nicholas looked absolutely miserable standing there, frowning so deeply, eyes downcast and away.

Thank you.”

so lucky to be your favorite,”

claim over him and a slight to me, I was relieved to

any type of personality formulate in her. Pity, it only manifested in such a

fortunate,” I agreed, just to get

half minute away from digging a hole in the

showing even more

She didn’t sound particularly impressed. “Where is your prince? I am surprised that he did not

you, as Nicholas did.”

as Nicholas. I wondered if Julian would have stepped in eventually-

head, maybe. Whenever the

likely.

415 BONUS

I felt more and more terrible for Nicholas. There had to be some way I could save him

how could he wish to tie himself so permanently to someone like this?

for the sake

Nicholas, in ways I didn’t and couldn’t comprehend.

that.

give up his whole

for a long time. But I could

knowing how miserable he

a way to save him from this

in the gardens, we were alerted that