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

him, just in time

and your brother have

father Nicholas said,

he looked

floor by the stairs. Her sharp

discuss this

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

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

out a deep breath.

and Olivia turned their

said. “It’s quite the accomplishment for someone like

imagine it in

backhanded compliment, meant primarily to insult

talented statesman,” Lilliana chimed in. She spoke in her faux demure

around knowing it inspires the commoners. Of course,

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

them both off the

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

depend on luck.”

time you have left, Piper.” Lilliana offered me a fake smile.

sure

not selected this

Olivia, or any of the girls

I supposed it was kind of Lilliana to at least let me know the

before, but I wasn’t going to be

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

me feel like I was in a dream.

not ruin

lying We all knew

your concern, but I’m sure I will

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

they hadn’t affected me at

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

escorted from the room. I still couldn’t

among them.

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