The Luna Choosing Game

“Piper?” Julian was waiting for my question.

“Okay.” I prepared myself with a deep inhale. Then I asked, “Why did you and Prince Nicholas never

seem to get along?”

Julian’s smile didn’t as much as twitch, yet I still felt a tension seep into the room. Maybe it was my fault. I knew I was asking a loaded question, and with it hanging now in the air, I felt the true weight of it.

I very nearly took it back. I asked too much, got too personal. I should take it back.

Or he could just lie. I wanted him to, if that meant this terrible moment would end.

He looked at me, and then he said, “Nicholas stole my first love. Her name was Bridget.”

My thoughts fizzled out. Nicholas. stole.. Julian’s love? That seemed so impossible! Nicholas dated

some before me, I remembered him talking about it some. But he had always said his previous

relationships had never included anything serious.

I didn’t think he would lie to me about that.

from Julian’s perspective? Or

Tiffany s

can’t expect us to believe that!

to steal a woman

Julian, said, smiling at her. He placed his elbow on the table and then his chin in his

once. “You have the most beautiful eyes. And your

her. “Go on. Don’t stop.”

a word and her face looked no

she was giving me a vibe. Someone I knew she was telling me that Julian

other than a growing pit in my

unusual answer remained on my mind. Veronica and Tiff any ench

But I

at me. “You might

with my fingers. “Were you telling

facing me.

I ”

sighed. “You know that’s

enough to

your star sign and which of

laughed