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.

Jane could have killed me and Elva,

all night. Neither of us

silent footsteps.

careful review of the room, the only thing

sir,” the guard said. “Whatever

without question.”

The issue is what could have been lost

the barracks while I decide

nearly tripped in

out the door, Mark slowly

to my side. He sits

“I have another in the closet!”

heads off to find

Instead, he holds one arm open for me, and I

in at his side. He drops his forehead to my shoulder

other.

tension I hadn’t realized I’d

safe in a way that

my wolf had been so close, and I

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