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.”

I said quickly.

noticed then that my words turned a few heads around me. People

They were judging

tone. “The competition organizers keep us all very busy. I

possibly find time…”

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

no one would

had said something charming and not unbelievably creepy.

they didn’t know what Terry had tried

see how uncomfortable he was

bury myself in it. Anything to get

leaned in closer. “I do enjoy our time together, Piper” Softer, so the eavesdroppers couldn’t hear, he added, 1 cannot wait to

possessive tone and the unwanted fire

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was no one here to save me. I had to save myself. I drew courage from the knowledge that he couldn’t touch me here, even though

I screamed, everyone would

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

that now. I’ll let you think what you want. But

a powerful man. I get what

was a much greater threat than those given to me on the stage by Lilliana