The Luna Choosing Game

| sidestepped into his path, blocking him.

His eyes narrowed marginally for a moment, before his overly–friendly expression returned.

“Forgive her, sir,” I said. “It will take her some time to come around to a stranger.”

“This is what I am attempting to rectify,” Terry countered. “I don’t wish to be a stranger any longer.”

His gaze dropped down to my breasts, even though I was wearing a sweater, not anything revealing. He

kept his eyes there, like he could see through my shirt, I crossed my arms over my chest.

“I wish to be a good friend to you both.” He licked his lips.

Mark moved then, entering the narrowing space between Terry and me, firmly blocking his movement.

Terry’s smile fell. He lifted a brow in Mark’s direction, questioning. Mark held his ground.

“Perhaps I could assist you with whatever you need, sir,” Mark said, voice so much sterner than I’d ever

heard it. This was his soldier voice, I realized, and not the one he used for Elva and I.

“You are being very bold for a Beta,” Terry said. “Especially when I was only being friend. I wasn’t doing

anything wrong.” z

my prince and

his head. “And your prince’s orders

and her child from

it too, because he straightened. “It’s awfully presumptuous to assume she

from

anyone from getting

muscle. Unless Terry had a

nephew gives strange orders regarding his ex–girlfriend,” Terry said.

way he emphasized ex, though I couldn’t exactly pinpoint why. It felt like he was mocking me somehow, or Nicholas. Neither of

I will see myself out, if it would give you peace,”

Mark didn’t move, even as Terry did. He shifted only to continue to stand

Terry moved to the door. Once he disappeared outside of it, Mark sighed

slouched

so sorry, Mark,” I said at once. I remembered how Mark had told me that Terry was good to the

care if it did. And Prince Nicholas would back me

“But you said…”

was looking at you,” Mark

Susie added, stepping away from the window. She crossed

switched from hiding behind my