The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 197

“Nicholas? What are you doing here?”

Crossing his arms, he tilted his head to the side. “Mark told me you asked him to teach you self- defense, but his duties are too essential to allow for the time to teach you. But, I do think it’s valuable for

I

you to learn. So I’ve decided to step in instead.”

I wasn’t entirely sure he was being honest here. Yes, Mark did have important duties, but surely so did

the prince? For Nicholas to be here instead of Mark made me wonder if there was more to this than he

was saying.

“I’m still mad at you,” I said. My hurt from the day before didn’t magically disappear.

“I’ll make it up to you.” He came closer. His eyes were earnest, even if his face was impassive. “I’m

proud of you, Piper. For how strong you are, and how far you’ve come all on your own. But I hope you will

let me help you now.”

My cheeks burned a little. “Just teach me, okay?” I didn’t know what else to say.

at the corner of his mouth. “Whatever you

the basketball court, some servants began

That way, if we fell, neither of

up, Nicholas

of sweatpants with a tank top. He wore some loose–fitting

how tight it was when he turned his back to me. The

of Nicholas’s shoulders.

hard and averted my eyes.

we were on the mats, Nicholas turned to

want to show you how to stop someone who is reaching for you. Say

there, and I try to

to stand, and then made a grabbing motion for me. A move, unfortu

mes before.

“Now twist.”

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I twisted.

pain as I turned his arm in an

him. “I’m

“That was good. Perfect even.”

of the next hour, he showed me many different

you, it’s

Go for the groin or the eyes. Don’t ever

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