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 said

turned a few heads around me. People were eavesdropping

They were

softened my tone. “The competition organizers keep

possibly find time…”

Don’t forget who I am, Piper. I can sneak you away for

at any time and no one would say a

said something charming and not unbelievably creepy.

since they didn’t know what Terry had tried to

couldn’t see how uncomfortable he

a hole and bury myself in it. Anything to get

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

crawled at his possessive tone and the unwanted fire in his eyes as he dragged his slimy gaze

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I drew courage from the knowledge

everyone would

chin, and told him, “You are going to be disappointed, because

teeth. “You say that now. I’ll let you think what

a powerful man. I get what

a much greater threat than those given to me on the stage by Lilliana and Olivia, and sent