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

time

have

father Nicholas said, standing

wyen found mine and he looked

the Luna said from the floor by the stairs. Her sharp gaze sliced back and

this in private.”

remained red as a cherry tomato. “Yes. Correct as ever, dearest.” He pointed at Nicholas and at Julian. “In

father. Joyce did too, trailing behind. When the royal family exited the room, the tension in the room seemed to lessen, as if the

itself let out a deep breath.

and Olivia turned their attention to me.

Olivia said. “It’s quite the accomplishment

even imagine it in

compliment, meant primarily

talented statesman,” Lilliana chimed in. She spoke

at me. “He keeps you around knowing it inspires the commoners. Of course, you must know that he has no intention of keeping you

I said, attempting to be the bigger person, even though I kind of wanted to

both off the

Olivia said. “Others have enough

depend on luck.”

enjoy what time you have left, Piper.” Lilliana offered me

won’t be happy with your continued presence. I’m sure they might

selected this

Lilliana, Olivia, or any of the girls here, and

of Lilliana to at least

I wasn’t going to be intimidated.

been planning on going home. That Nicholas and Julian

me made me feel like I was in a dream. I was so

girls would not ruin this moment for

lying We all knew they

but

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

think they hadn’t affected me at all

Nathan called, claiming our attention. “If you will follow me to the ballroom, we will

then that the unchosen girls had been escorted from the room. I still couldn’t

among them.

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