The Luna Choosing Game

As Linda dived at me, knife first, both Julian and Nicholas moved at once.

Nicholas ran at me. He grabbed me around the waist and pulled me toward him, shielding me behind his body.

Julian, meanwhile, went straight for Linda. He grabbed Linda’s wrist and twisted. The knife clattered

down onto the floor.

“Someone get Joseph the hell back in here!” Julian shouted at one of the guards. They ran out of the room, doing as commanded. The others closed in around Linda.

Disarmed, she shrank in on herself, seemingly realizing what she had done. Her eyes were wide and vacant. Tears streamed down her face.

Nicholas eased me back, though he kept his hands on my shoulders.

“Are you okay?” he asked me.

“Yes.” That knife never had a chance to reach me with both brothers moving as if in tandem.

Still, Nicholas checked me over, dropping his gaze down the length of my body.

Piper, but to actually try to kill

too far,”

and Nicholas released

“Piper!”

I waved out my

happened?” Susie looked at Nicholas. “Why would

his jaw. “Some nobles don’t

loud and authoritative. It was unusual to see Julian take anything seriously,

at where Linda whimpered.

you are disqualified from the

must have known that she

in the act.

finally returned to the room, his eyes sunken in rage, Julian directed him to escort

of course, assuming Piper does not wish to press charges,” Julian said, looking at me. “What she has done is

so, if I wished to press charges, it would extend into a court hearing. Even though I would likely win, I really just wanted

head

Julian said to the guards.

yourself up in silks and satins, but you will always be common underneath,” Linda said, finally finding her voice. “How dare you act like you are

way of the guards, forcing them