The Luna Choosing Game

“I told you not to,” Nicholas said. “I gave you reasons.

“You don’t understand,” I said.

“What is there to understand? You are endangering yourself

“Her sister is involved,” Julian cut in. He was coming closer to us.

Nicholas’s mouth snapped closed. He furrowed his brow like he didn’t know what to believe. “How do you know?”

I looked to Julian. “Show him what you showed me.”

Julian took out his phone, prepped the surveillance video again and turned the screen toward Nicholas. He watched the entire thing.

“So she bought fabric. What does this prove?” he asked.

“She was at the second ball. Julian matched a feather that I found from her dress to the feathers in the

Then he found this footage. That’s where he’s been the past few days,” I explained.

muscle ticked in Nicholas’s jaw. “She

was,” I said. “And

and it sounded like a warning. Maybe he didn’t want me to tell Nicholas the whole truth. Maybe he

while I didn’t regret doing what I did to save Elva and my sister, now I wondered how things might have been different if I had been more honest

have thought of

have survived together these

now. Nicholas needed to know how deep my Sister’s involvement was so that he could protect all

Nicholas, I don’t know how. But I caw her, and I felt

it be

wen it a

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held me, unwaveringly, like he wasn’t

into him for comfort, but I knew it wasn’t

lowered his head, and spoke softly to me. “This is so dangerous, Piper. If this is real, your sister is likely involved in some nefarious stuff. If you keep on this path,

have to save her. If she’s not…” It hurt me to even think of it, but I had to. I had to face the very real

now be a threat to me and Elva. “If she comes after Elva…”

around me waist as if on reflex. “That won’t