The Luna Choosing Game

I sat in a sitting room at a table for two, having tea and pastries with Julian, I wasn’t surprised when

Julian asked me on another date. We had plenty left to investigate, after all. But I was confused when he

led me here, to what seemed like a legitimate date.

I was startled that Nicholas and Lilliana were also here, having the same assortment of tea and snacks

at an identical table on the other side of the medium–sized room, In the corner, one of the servants

masterfully played the pianoforte.

Cameras covered almost every angle of the room, coming in closer to our faces every now and then.

I leaned closer to Julian so the cameras wouldn’t overhear.

“So what’s the plan?” I asked him.

He looked at me with a lifted brow. “Enjoy our tea and pastries?”

I frowned at him. “Are we not… Investigating?”

“Here?” He glanced around. “Heavens, no.”

“But… you asked me on a date.”

“Maybe I just wanted to enjoy the pleasure of your company.”

gave him a flat look.

Terry clearly has some suspicions about

on an actual date. Think of

feel like the full truth. “There’s more, isn’t

gestured

tell me, then. Julian was always so secretive, sometimes

table, where Nicholas was sitting across from Lilliana. They hadn’t talked much, just quietly

heavy

about him. Was this the future he truly wanted for himself? To sit across

he couldn’t even speak

Jullan said, speaking softly near my ear. “He’s probably still sulking

back to Julian.

parents to care about the plight of the

out. Nicholas had tried

I told him about the common people’s

smile tugged at my lips.

hand was cupping my face. Gently, he brushed his thumb against the corner of my

mouth.

he said, like that was a reasonable explanation for why he was touching

or for so

sounded from the other table.

Nicholas Lilliana gasped.

turned to

cracked off the

his hand.