The Luna Choosing Game

He was my lighthouse, guiding me back to the shore, safe through tumultuous waters.

I stepped into him and fell into his chest. His arms wrapped around me on instinct. Gently, he eased me

back into the room I’d left, and away from the hallway where anyone could have happened upon us.

“Oh, shit,” Julian muttered. “It’s not what it looks like I swear.”

Nicholas’s arms came around me, protective yet soft, treating me as if I was made of glass. His voice

exuded anger, however, as he snapped at his brother, “What the hell did you do?”

“I didn’t do anything!” Julian said at once. He quickly amended, “Well, not like you’re thinking, anyway!”

Nicholas started to growl.

“Piper,” Julian said. “I know you are going through a thing but can you please explain to my very furious

brother that I did not do anything untoward?”

I sniffled, then looked up at Nicholas. He wasn’t looking back, so I reached a hand up and cupped his

cheek. That claimed his attention, and his fiery eyes found mine. Immediately he softened.

you?” he

my head. “He only told me the

anew in his gaze, a

warned you that he would break your heart,”

too caught up

of my sister.

ugly,” Julian

shoulder. His wicked smirk was back. “Maybe I was actually confessing my undying love to

she was just overwhelmed?”

to me,” Nicholas said. “Piper is a good

forget bullshit. She is a genuine heart and should be

going on about?” Julian

better than you,” Nicholas

guess. She deserves you instead. Don’t make me laugh. You are so

”

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“She’s my friend.”

you thought she and

you are jealous!”

arms tightened around me. He held me closer to him.

sat low on my backside, just

lying to who?” Julian teased.

I said, but my voice

to me. “When I’m done with him, he won’t bother