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 once.

quickly ushered me behind him, just in time

brother have directly disobeyed my orders”

father Nicholas

he looked at me

from the floor by the stairs. Her sharp gaze sliced back and forth around

should discuss this in

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

diligently followed their 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

Nicholas’s absence, Lilliana and Olivia turned their attention to

quite the accomplishment for someone like you to reach

even imagine it

meant primarily to

Lilliana chimed in. She spoke in

“He keeps you around knowing it inspires the commoners. Of course, you must know that he

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

off the stage.

rely on luck,” Olivia said. “Others have enough talents

depend on luck.”

Piper.” Lilliana offered me a fake

your continued presence. I’m sure they might even work

not selected this time.”

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

it was kind of Lilliana to at least let me know the target on me was now even

before, but I wasn’t going to be

been planning on going home. That Nicholas and

was in a

of these girls would not ruin this moment for me.

lying We all knew they weren’t

but I’m sure I will be fine

wasn’t truly grateful But it would be rude for me to simply snub

rather they think they

follow me to the ballroom, we

the unchosen girls had been escorted from the room. I still couldn’t truly believe

among them.

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