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

shut off at

quickly ushered me behind him, just in time as the King

and your brother have directly disobeyed my

orders father Nicholas said, standing tall

mine and he looked at me like he wan

the stairs. Her

should discuss this in private.”

once, though his face remained red as a cherry tomato. “Yes. Correct as ever,

When the royal family exited the room, the tension in the room

itself let out

and Olivia turned their attention

“It’s quite the accomplishment

You probably couldn’t even imagine it in your

a backhanded compliment, meant

Nicholas is such a talented statesman,” Lilliana chimed in. She spoke in her faux demure manner

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

I said, attempting to be the bigger person, even though

them both off

have enough talents and skills that they don’t need to

depend on luck.”

what time you have left, Piper.” Lilliana offered

continued presence. I’m sure they might even work together to make sure

selected

or any of the girls here, and I’d already survived

of Lilliana to at least let me know the

I wasn’t going to

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

feel like I was in a

girls would not ruin this moment for me.

knew

both for your concern, but I’m sure I will

it would be rude for me to simply snub them, and

they think they hadn’t affected me at all

“If you will follow me to the ballroom, we will have another post–ceremony

been escorted from the room. I

among them.

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