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

in time as

brother have

Nicholas

found mine and he looked at me

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

discuss this

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

out a

Nicholas’s absence, Lilliana and Olivia turned their

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

probably couldn’t even imagine it

meant

chimed in. She spoke in her faux

keeps you around knowing it inspires the commoners.

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

off the stage.

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

depend on luck.”

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

sure they might

not selected this time.”

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

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

I wasn’t going to be

lucky to be here. I’d been planning on going home. That Nicholas and

feel like I was in a dream.

girls would not ruin this moment

We all knew

concern, but I’m

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

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

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

then that the unchosen girls had been escorted from the room. I

among them.

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