The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 184

After Nicholas and Julian said my name, many things happened all at once.

My breath was so shaky I felt lightheaded.

The King and Queen both jumped to their feet in outrage.

Many of the remaining girls descended from their standing places to complain aggressively to the

producers and Nathan and anyone who would listen.

“We were cheated!” one of them shouted.

“How can Piper be chosen twice?” cried another.

“This is rigged!” said a third.

One of the producers weaved through the angry crowd to whisper in my ear. “Go on, Piper. Go get your

prince.”

I started forward but immediately hesitated. The problem, of course, was that two princes had chosen

  1. me. Now I had to choose one of them.

If I was true to my heart, I would go for Nicholas. But he already had so many prospects. I’d be shooting

myself in the foot by going to him. Julian was the safer choice, by numbers alone, though his

unpredictability, like his recent disappearance, kept him from being the obvious one.

I was torn, but in the end, I decided to go with my heart. I walked up the stairs to Nicholas. I held out my

hand to thank him and he took mine in both of his.

“Thank you,” I said. His gaze was steady on mine. It lacked the heat from that night, but not the intensity.

Td never leave you behind,” he said softly, so only I could hear it.

Behind us, the King’s ravings were growing louder.

“End the show,” Nathan said at once, threatening a producer. He waved to the cameramen, and the

off at

me behind him, just in time as the King

have directly disobeyed my orders”

father Nicholas said,

and he looked at me like he wan

stairs.

this in private.”

King straightened at once, though his face remained red as a cherry tomato. “Yes. Correct

behind. When the royal

out a

Nicholas’s absence, Lilliana and Olivia turned their attention

the accomplishment for someone like you to

couldn’t even imagine

compliment, meant primarily to insult me.

chimed

me. “He keeps you around knowing it inspires the commoners.

to be the

off the

luck,” Olivia said. “Others have enough talents and skills that they don’t need

depend on luck.”

have left, Piper.” Lilliana offered me a fake smile. “Many of the

won’t be happy with your continued presence. I’m sure they might even work together to make sure

selected this

Olivia, or any of the girls here,

at least let me know the

but I wasn’t going to be

I’d been planning on going home. That Nicholas and Julian

I was in a dream. I was so grateful.

girls would not ruin this

knew they

concern, but I’m sure I will be fine

But it would be rude for

I would rather they think they hadn’t affected me at all

me to the ballroom,

escorted from the room. I

wasn’t among them.

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