The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 159

Tonight at the Second Ball felt like a night where anything could happen.

As Nicholas pulled back from our kiss, I immediately wanted him to return for another. I had butterflies in my stomach, remembering the way he said my name.

He said it again now.

“Piper.

“How did you know it was me?” I asked.

“I told you I would.” He lowered both hands down to my waist and squeezed me tighter to him. “I would

know you anywhere.”

He leaned in again. I wanted him to kiss me so badly.

But then I felt a familiar pull, almost as if someone or something was tugging me at the heartstrings. I

knew that feeling.

It was my wolf.

But how could it be here? Now? I hadn’t gone anywhere. Had the mysterious person from the car outside

of Terry’s mansion come to the Second Ball? Why?

L

“I’m sorry, I…” I stepped back from Nicholas, out of his hold.

His eyes behind his mask hardened at once. His smile slipped away. “Piper? What’s wrong?”

to my forehead. “I…I

enough explanation by far, but in the moment, all I could think

much of your kingdom looks like this. Over the past few years, there’s been

had to work two or

a roof over Elva’s

like he didn’t

I

find such

for. I’ll be indebted to her the rest of my life already, for

of

turned white on the steering wheel. “Things

he said it, but I still

points have definitely been better than others. Though

of business. It’s tough all over. During some of the low points, I’d have to

Elva always got hers.”

at the burned out streetlights and the tired

their own cars anymore. Walking and buses were the only way

ran on time, or showed up at

the palace has felt like a dream.

you arrived,” Nicholas said. He sounded distant, like he was talking to me

and not from the seat beside

turned my attention to

was a

let my people suffer

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