The Luna Choosing Game

“Don’t be coy, now, Your Majesty,” Terry said with an easy smile. “You should tell the girls that I will be helping to judge the Second Ball.”

The King nodded. “It is as he says.

The candidates began to chatter. If Terry was to be a judge, then it would be beneficial to eam his good favor.

Yet I still

direction.

ouldn’t entirely dismiss the creeping feeling that tickled my skin whenever he glanced in my

“Why do you suppose he is staying in the palace when he lives so near?” whispered the girl beside me. “He lives nearby?” I asked. That was the first I had heard of it, though I supposed it made sense

“Yes,” the girl said. “He stays in the large mansion up the road. It’s on the same land as the palace. I believe it’s on the other side of the forest.

My blood ran cold. I had been just outside the mansion on the other side of the forest.

That was the place where I had felt my wolf.

in my chair, turning

usual smirk was missing. Instead, he met my gaze with a

lived in that

that would mean…

about the underground organization? Was this why Julian had kept from me the owner of the house he didn’t want me to know a royal

always hinted it could be so. He had urged me not even to trust the King.

whispered, for my

chair, suddenly rigid. He’d been so overly friendly with Elva and me already. Did

snooped outside of his home? That

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he was indeed dangerous. He was powerful enough to make me disappear if he wanted, and no

to sit, Terry,” the King said, looking out

my own seat,”

course,” said the

to come toward me. He stopped just behind the chair of the girl next to me.

suppose I could convince you to move over one seat, my dear? I promise it will only be for

additional seat between her and Julian, her chosen prince. With obvious reluctance, she stood and