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

ushered me behind him, just in time as

your brother have directly disobeyed my orders”

father Nicholas

Hie wyen found mine and he looked at me like

the floor by the stairs.

should discuss this in private.”

straightened at once, though his face remained red as a cherry tomato. “Yes. Correct as ever, dearest.” He pointed at Nicholas and at

did too, trailing behind. When the royal family

out a deep breath.

absence, Lilliana and Olivia turned their attention

“It’s quite the accomplishment for someone like you to reach

even imagine it in your wildest

a backhanded compliment, meant primarily to insult

Lilliana chimed in. She spoke in

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

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

them both off the stage.

luck,” Olivia said. “Others have

depend on luck.”

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

your continued presence. I’m sure they might even

not selected this

or any of the girls here, and

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

but I wasn’t going

here. I’d been planning on going home. That Nicholas

was in a dream. I

of these girls would not

all knew

you both for your concern, but I’m sure

would be rude for me to

they think they hadn’t affected me at

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

been escorted from the room. I still couldn’t truly

wasn’t among them.

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