The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 217

I stood very still, confused and surprised both by the very presence of Julian’s lips on my cheek as well

as the tenderness of the affection he was showing me.

Julian had always struck me as something of a pl ayboy, and while I understood that much of how he

acted was an act, he never seemed to connect with any woman, in any relationship, beyond a fleeting fancy.

In our school days, he strung along many hearts, leaving a trail of broken ones behind him. He never

seemed to care about the mess he made of girls’ emotions.

Even Nicholas had warned me that Julian was a love them and leave them kind of guy.

So the gentle way he kissed my cheek, and the way his hands hovered over my shoulders, close but not

touching, was so bizarre to me, I was stunned speechless.

Then he pulled away, walked around me, and continued up the stairs. After a few steps, he stopped to

back at me. “You coming?”

too surprised to formulate words, and hurried along

my door. He was smirking like always. His hands in

he had a familiar

I couldn’t correlate that with

the kiss hadn’t happened at all. Or, it hadn’t meant

which seemed more

with what Nicholas had warned me of

Mark saw me, he let out a heavy,

I imagined he was texting

flesh, just to be sure.

Julian said. He barely gave me a glance as he turned

we came from. “Goodnight, Piper.”

said, but he was already walking away. He waved his hand up, but did not look

him until he

to Mark. “How

her every fifteen minutes,” Mark said. “She’s been sleeping soundly

“Thank you, Mark.”

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