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

not wait for my reply. “You can’t have both brothers! If you are after Julian, you should stick

forward in defense. “I’m not after any of the

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

“It’s true!”

Focus your efforts on Julian, who I shouldn’t need to remind you

a threat. That much was clear. What she failed to understand was that I wasn’t a threat to her so much as she was a threat to herself. Nicholas might say

a partner. Not

friends with Nicholas. That is

with someone he actually likes and not someone who just agrees with

the time.”

looked at me for a moment, then threw her head back and laughed. “Piper, you are so naïve! That

think he was going to marry

she was making fun of me but she didn’t have to be so blasé

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

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

huh? Oh, Piper. You need to just accept this is how things

accept that, and you should

a riot,” Lilliana said,

In the blink of an eye,

even need to look to know that Nicholas had

joke,” Nicholas said. “I’ve never heard you laugh so…

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

to be.”

had said

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

me in that statement, when everyone in the whole kingdom knew

was common.

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