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

“He only told me the

fire sparked anew in his gaze, a raging wildfire out of

he would break your

understanding. My mind was too caught up in

of my

Your jealousy really is ugly,” Julian said. He was

was back. “Maybe I was actually confessing my undying love to

she was

said. “Piper is a good girl and

genuine heart and should be treated with love and respect, and

are you even going on

deserves better than you,” Nicholas snapped.

instead. Don’t make me laugh. You are so emotionally

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“She’s my friend.”

get so mad when you

you are jealous!”

arms tightened around me.

my backside, just above the curve of my

to who?” Julian teased.

my voice

handle this, Piper,” Nicholas whispered to me. “When I’m done with him, he