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 as the King rushed up the

and your brother have directly disobeyed my

Nicholas said, standing

wyen found mine and he looked

the floor by the stairs. Her sharp gaze sliced back

discuss this in

“Yes. Correct as ever, dearest.” He pointed at Nicholas and at Julian. “In

they both diligently followed their father. Joyce did too, trailing behind. When

itself let out

and Olivia turned their attention to

Piper,” Olivia said. “It’s quite the accomplishment for someone like you

couldn’t even imagine it in

compliment, meant primarily to

Lilliana chimed

me. “He keeps you around knowing it inspires the commoners. Of course, you must

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

off the stage.

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

depend on luck.”

enjoy what time you have left, Piper.” Lilliana offered me a fake smile. “Many of the

sure they might even work together

are not selected

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

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

I wasn’t going to be intimidated.

to be here. I’d been planning on going

me made me feel like I was

girls would not ruin this

lying We all knew

for your concern, but I’m sure I will be fine

would be rude for me to simply snub them,

I would rather they think they hadn’t affected me at all

follow me to the ballroom, we

noticed then that the unchosen girls had been escorted from the

among

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