The Luna Choosing Game

After the confrontation with Mark, I expected to be approached by Nicholas, so I wasn’t shocked when he called me away from the dining room at lunchtime to speak with me privately.

He started walking away from the dining room and I fell in step beside him. Eventually, in an empty

hallway, he turned to face me. A frown was firm on his face.

Mark told me that you and Julian started investigating the underground organization again, despite my

explicit instruction not to.”

“That’s correct,” I said. Maybe I should have denied it. I knew Nicholas only had my best interest at

heart, but that didn’t mean I could roll over to his every whim. He didn’t know all the facts. Maybe it was

time I told him the full truth, I wasn’t sure.

My answer made Nicholas’s face even more severe. This, I imagined, was the face he used to look down those that opposed him politically. It would be intimidating, if I had even an inkling of fear against

him.

“You have to stop, Piper. You must give this up and let it go. You are endangering yourself. I cannot allow that.”

I shook my head. “It doesn’t matter if I’m in danger. It’s worth it, if it helps bring them down.”

tensed. “If you would

”

can’t convince me otherwise,

“What you are

trouble. Can’t you see

you mean?” The hardness

own waist, offering

side of things. I

are already powerful and growing stronger all the time,” I said. “How long will it be before the underground organization comes after her and

allow it.” Nicholas inched closer to me so that he was

roof? But what happens to us when we have

our own?”

find a way. I’ll

own life. Can’t you see that exposing

for the rest of her

statements. I knew he meant what he said, but in reality, he had

want to hurt him, but I had to crack his fantasy to help

how well–meaning he was.

“Three years ago, when the organization targeted my sister and me.”