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 said

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

They were judging me.

tone. “The competition

possibly find time…”

them if I were you. Don’t forget

no one would say a word.”

laughed, like Terry had said something charming and

had tried to do to me, but

couldn’t see how uncomfortable he was making

dig a hole and bury myself in it. Anything to

together, Piper” Softer, so the eavesdroppers couldn’t hear, he added,

fire in his eyes as he dragged his slimy gaze

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

everyone would look.

him, “You are going to be disappointed, because you

teeth. “You say that now. I’ll let you think what you want. But no one escapes from me,

a powerful man. I get what I

those given to me