The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 226

Chapter 0226

A guard was seated in a chair just inside my bedroom door. He looked nervous, his eyes darting all around. Behind him, Mark was standing tall, arms crossed. His features were stern. In front of him,

Nicholas was pacing like a caged animal.

“Let’s go over this again,” Nicholas said. “In the middle of the night, you allowed someone who looked

like Piper to enter her rooms.”

The guard bounced his leg nervously. “That’s right, Sir. I’ve been told that she sometimes keeps strange hours, and that I shouldn’t ask too many questions.”

That was true. I had sneaked out a lot to meet with Nicholas and Julian, for our investigation. Or once, to kiss Nicholas in the hallway. Although that hadn’t been my intention when I’d left the room.

Nicholas continued on, undeterred. “And when you saw this person last night, you allowed them into this room without asking the identifying question. Is that right?”

The guard swallowed hard. “That’s correct, Sir.” Above all else, this was the guard’s biggest failure. At

the very least, he owned up to it.

“He’s new to the rotation, Sir,” Mark said.

“I know he didn’t mean harm, but the cost could have been…” Nicholas glanced over at me, where I

attempted to distract Elva with her toys.

me and Elva, or kidnapped one or both of

night. Neither of us had been roused

silent footsteps.

after careful review of the room, the only thing that

sir,” the guard said. “Whatever punishment you deem necessary, I

without question.”

issue is what could have been

while I

jumped to his feet and nearly tripped in his eagerness to follow his

out the door, Mark

to come to my

hands him the doll she’s holding. “I have another

off to

he holds one arm open for

side. He drops his forehead to my shoulder and for a moment,

other.

of the tension I hadn’t realized I’d

in a

angry too. My sister and my wolf had

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