The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 208

Seeing it hurt me in ways I couldn’t have imagined before.

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He’d kissed me in the hallway. He’d almost kissed me in self–defense practice.

I hadn’t considered he would be kissing other people too.

“Piper…” he said again, softer.

I couldn’t even bear to look at him. I turned my shoulder to him and dropped my gaze to the floor.”

Please go clean up. Then we can talk.”

He was rarely uncertain, but he shifted awkwardly on his feet now. “Very well. I’ll be right back.” He

turned toward the door, and I did not look up again until he had walked through it.

Both Mark and Charlotte were looking at me. I felt judged.

Charlotte glanced away but Mark didn’t. He didn’t say anything, didn’t even hold an expression, but I

radiating off

in my heart,

whoever he had been doing it with, he

and make sure I was okay. In order of his priorities, I ranked

make the best of a bad situation. I knew, maybe better than anyone, the amount of pressure he was under to find a Luna suitable for the

unkind to

borrow your handkerchief?” I

soft blue folded bit of fabric.

moment,” I said, and rushed out the door.

hadn’t gone far. He was only a few steps down the

it all,”

as I approached behind him. “Let

at the sound of my voice, and quickly turned. His eyes met

with the handkerchief and wiped away the remaining

lips and chin

stood very still as I

to keep you from the other girls. But when I thought

are jealous,” Nicholas said. His voice was monotone. His face, impassive. He gave nothing

to deny it out of sheer embarrassment,

keep you for myself, when we both know we can’t be

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