The Luna Choosing Game

I could stare at her forever. I used to, back when we had been dating, on the rare occasions that she

stayed the night. We didn’t do anything sexual. We just liked to hold each other.

I would wake up earlier than her, just as the sun was creeping in through the windows. It would shine on

her, covering her in a soft golden glow. She’d looked like an angel. A woman out of my very dreams..

Even now, I thought the same. There was no golden sunlight here, just the dull tungsten light from the

bedside light. But she was no less beautiful.

She had made the sunlight brighter, not the other way around.

Looking at her helped dwindle some of the bonfire of anger I felt. I could feel the fury buzzing under skin, begging me to run back down there and pummel my uncle.

But I couldn’t leave Piper unattended. In fact…

I pulled my phone from my hip pocket and quickly texted Mark, urging him to be careful with Elva, especially around Terry. By no means, was he to let Elva out of his sight.

my

Once Mark had confirmed, I returned my phone to my pocket and took a seat at Piper’s side, leaning at the very edge of Piper’s bed.

cold, so I tried to

for her to

us in the room. I glanced up at him and was more surprised than I should have been to find

ice,” Julian said, with the same cocksure smirk he always wore. The expression

bed, Julian touched his bruise, having noticed Nicholas eyeing it.

bad,

an improvement,” I said.

gift from our uncle. He did not take kindly to some

him

even have time to react.

that someone was able to knock

deserved by far.

handled and Piper somewhere safe, I could now let my mind wander to how

to happen, and

adding

understand why Terry would go after Piper.”

to Terry’s previous tastes. He generally

have perceived

Something that would bring Piper into his

my answer.