The Luna Choosing Game

Did I know about Nicholas’s past? I thought I did.

A tiny voice whispered in my head, Maybe not as well as you think.

No, I couldn’t let Julian sow doubt inside of me. No matter what he thought, there had to be a logical explanation for whatever happened. Nicholas wasn’t the type to just steal people’s girlfriends.

Perhaps Nicholas dated someone Julian liked, and Julian was just jealous. I wouldn’t suggest that to

him, however,

Even now, pain shone in his eyes, even with the smile that returned to his lips. He’d clearly been hurt by

whatever happened, no matter how much he tried to hide it.

Because of this, I didn’t want to ask him any more questions, or even bring it up at all. Maybe he was

right. Maybe all I was doing was kicking the hornet’s nest. Sometimes the past was meant to stay in the

past.

It hurt that the brothers couldn’t move beyond it, but who was I to try to brute force that into happening?

it on Julian’s shoulder. He glanced at it, eyes

sorry for your heartache,” I said. “Whatever the cause.”

my hand. His smile

I do,” I said. “I

hug. His arms wrapped around

neck and

head lowered into the

were gentle, placed respectfully on the small of my back.

Maybe that was part of it, sure. Yet when he acted like this, I felt like maybe he

just

own arms up and wrapped them around

his chest

“Alright.”

the quiet of the parlor and didn’t say

received a good and honest hug, one that didn’t have to mean anything or lead to anything. One he could share with someone

himself.

flaws, certainly, but we all did. He’d only ever done his best

I not be grateful? How could I not

was interrupted by someone loudly clearing his

my head and saw Nicholas in the entryway. My heart jumped