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.”

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

from his chest.

what he saw there,

Carry on, then.”

tugged me forward. When a buffer of space had opened between us and our

thinking, Piper? They don’t need to be

know I wouldn’t do something,” I said. “But isn’t it safer

me? They can follow her, too. This way, if she tries to hurt someone, they might be there.

in and stop

doubted Jane would be so careless as to let herself be

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

unawares.

made her more cautious, that was time she spent hiding

up their sleeves. I

a chance to

do something, and the guards see, you will take the blame, Piper,” Nicholas said. “A guard’s word holds weight. You could even be

understood the risk. “I’d never put the weight of my future over

don’t know she would

of Jane with her knife to my throat.

head. “Maybe it’s time to simply reveal the secret of your sister’s existence. She’s been

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