The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 167

I followed Lilliana further into the gardens to a small rod–iron table with two chairs. Lilliana motioned for

me to sit and then sat in the opposite chair.

“I’m glad we could finally have a chance to talk like this,” Lilliana said. She rested both hands on top of

the table.

I’mirrored her for a moment, but it felt unnatural having my hands lifted so high. I lowered them into my

lap instead.

“What was it you wanted to

talk to

me about?” Nervousness prickled at my skin. While it wasn’t unusual for the candidates to talk to each other, this still felt like a special event. Lilliana had called me out in front of Nicholas himself. She very nearly broke character to do it.

She gave me a sour kind of look. The way a disappointed principal would make to a rowdy student in. their charge. “Prince Nicholas. I want to ask you to please leave him alone. You are a distraction to him.”

we are friends.”

“I’m not doing anything to bother him, or at least, not trying to. But we

Nicholas had come to my rescue more than once now. And somehow when I needed things or support, Nicholas was always around to help. But that’s what friends did.

Lilliana narrowed her eyes. It was unusual for her to show any emotion. Tiny alarm bells started sounding in my head.

“What is your problem, Piper?” she snapped, voice suddenly much sharper than it had been before. Her narrowed gaze had become a fully blown glare.

was shocked silent for a moment. I opened and closed my mouth like

Julian, you should stick with him and leave Nicholas alone. It doesn’t even make sense to chase

now, palms forward in defense. “I’m not after any of

sure, like anyone is supposed to believe that.” She crossed her arms.

“It’s true!”

the next elimination, Piper. Focus your efforts on Julian, who I

I wasn’t a threat to her so much as she was a threat to herself. Nicholas might say now that

deserved a partner.

hands and lifted my chin. “I am friends with Nicholas. That is all.

him to be with someone he actually likes and not

the time.”

threw her head back and laughed. “Piper, you

did you think he was going to marry for

of me but she didn’t have to be so blasé about it.

for love.” She didn’t even look sad about

that should change, and not just for the sake of the

You need to just accept this is how things are. This is how they’ve always been, and it’s

that, and

riot,” Lilliana said,

of an eye, she

need to look to know that Nicholas had approached us from behind

Nicholas said. “I’ve never heard you laugh so… boisterously before,

cleared her throat. “She can be quite funny when she wants

to be.”

I had said was a

to hear it.” He walked to our table, a small smile on his lips. Yet one look at me, and that smile dimmed into an expression of confusion. “I know it was probably

kind, to include me in that statement, when everyone in the

was common.

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