The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 239

Chapter 0239

The guard who had opened his mouth immediately did so again. “Many apologies, Your Royal Highness. We meant no offense. It was not meant to be a secret from you, though…” His gaze shifted to me.

Beside me, Nicholas straightened, body tense as a bow string. “So you are following us?”

“Following Miss Piper, Sir.” The guard started to sweat. “There have been reports of suspicious behavior.

For the safety of all, the captain‘ thought we should keep an eye on her.”

I remembered Lilliana speaking with Joseph in the hallway, as they both glared at me. Shortly after,

Lilliana had made accusations at me that I hadn’t understood at the time.

“And you suspect she will perform this suspicious behavior even when she is in my company?” Nicholas’s voice was going eerily emotionless. His anger must have been skyröcketing……

I touched his arm, hoping to soothe him. “They only mean to protect you, Prince Nicholas.” I lowered my

voice. “Perhaps it is best if they continue to do so.”

He glanced at me sharply. “What?”

To the guards, I said, “I understand your precautions, gentlemen, and take no offense.”

at me, but then looked to Nicholas. The other had

from his chest.

know what he

Carry on, then.”

When a buffer of space had

Piper? They don’t need

do something,” I said. “But isn’t it safer if they keep

can follow her, too. This way, if she tries to hurt someone, they might

in and

so careless as to let herself be

following us, Jane, with her years of on–the–run experience, would never have been

unawares.

even if the guards‘ presence only made her

up their sleeves.

a chance

the blame, Piper,” Nicholas said. “A guard’s word holds weight. You

put the weight of

don’t know she would kill

her knife to my throat.

head. “Maybe it’s time to simply reveal the secret of

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