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.”

rather not,” I

words turned a few heads around me. People were

were judging me.

my tone. “The competition organizers keep

possibly find time…”

them if I were you. Don’t forget who I am, Piper. I can sneak you away for a

any time and no one would say a

had said something charming and not unbelievably

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

they couldn’t see how uncomfortable he was making me.

wanted to dig a hole and bury myself in it. Anything to get

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

skin crawled at his possessive tone and the unwanted fire in

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I had to save myself. I drew courage from the knowledge that he couldn’t touch me here, even though he clearly wanted to. Too many

everyone would look.

“You are going to be disappointed, because you will never

I’ll let you think what you want. But

a powerful man. I get

than those given to me on the stage by Lilliana and