The Luna Choosing Game

On the dance floor, Nicholas placed his hand on my hip. I placed mine of his shoulder. The orchestra

began to play, and Nicholas led me forward in a dance.

His jaw was clenched and he wasn’t looking at me. Even compared to our previous dances, his

movements now were stiff and unnatural.

He was mad at me, unjustly, and knowing that made me equally mad at him.

“You can’t keep me from talking with your brother,” I said. “You can’t dictate who I talk to at all.”

Nicholas huffed a sharp breath, too full of distain to be a laugh. Then he glanced down at me and entirely dropped the façade of humor.

“It’s inappropriate for you to leave in the middle of the celebration to run off and fuck my brother.”

I missed a step and stumbled over my own feet. Nicholas’s firm grip was the only reason I stayed upright.

“What?” I hissed. “Are you out of your mind?”

“Don’t lie to me, Piper,” Nicholas hissed back. “You are always sneaking off with him. And then that night

on

not having sex with Julian!” I said the words too loud. A few of the dancing couples around us

was so embarrassed I wanted to die.

to keep dancing and he

be a good lover for you, Piper. He’s selfish. He’s going to break

I snapped. I couldn’t believe he would think me capable of indulging in a carnal relationship with Julian right in the middle of the competition. It hurt me a bit, so I lashed out, wanting to hurt him too. “Who

“Piper.”

kissed me that night? You thought I’d jump from one

he said, firm.

did you kiss me?”

looked away from me again. “It

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of all. “You can’t mean

to me.” The words were clipped. They didn’t sound true.

me to believe

then it shouldn’t matter who I fuck,” I

bunching my dress into his fist. “He’ll hurt

the only one

this time. He caught himself quicker than I did however,

was never in danger of

from him,” Nicholas said. His