The Luna Choosing Game

“I can tell by the look on your face that you’ve been thinking about me,” Terry said.

My stomach twisted. The champagne I had enjoyed only a moment ago soured in my mouth.

Susie shrunk, half–hiding behind me. Terry didn’t even look at her, his entire attention was focused on

1. me.

I didn’t reply to him. I simply stood there trying not to be sick on the ballroom floor.

Terry didn’t seem to mind. He continued on without even a dent to his smile.

“Congratulations, Piper. You’ve enamored two different brothers. No simple act. Though I can

understand why they are taken with you.”

I swallowed down the rising bile in my throat. “Thank you.” It was all I could manage. I knew what lied beyond his friendly façade, and now that the image of him had been permanently tainted, I struggled to

rebuild my own fake friendly face to deal with him.

“You must forgive me,” he said. “Our time was cut so short the last time we were together. But I am

hoping we can claim more along time again soon.”

not,” I

my words turned a few heads around me. People were eavesdropping

were judging

throat and softened my tone. “The competition organizers keep

possibly find time…”

them if I were you. Don’t forget who I am, Piper. I

chat at any time and no

laughed, like Terry had said something charming

them exactly, since they didn’t know what Terry had tried to do to me, but

they couldn’t see how uncomfortable he was

and bury myself in it. Anything to get away from

eavesdroppers couldn’t hear, he added, 1 cannot wait to add you

unwanted fire in his eyes as he

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save me. I had to save myself. I drew courage from the knowledge that he couldn’t touch me

screamed, everyone

lifted my chin, and told him, “You are going to be disappointed, because you will never

smile added teeth. “You say that now. I’ll let you

a powerful man. I get what I want.”

than those given to me on the stage by Lilliana