The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 251

Whatever Jane had said to Nicholas must have been something horrific.

“I’m okay, and Elva’s okay,” I said, hoping to soothe him and his prowling wolf. “If the worst she’s done is tarnish my reputation, then we can recover from that.”

A storm raged in Nicholas’s eyes, the green flashing against the gold.

“She threatened you,” he said and it came out a growl.

“That’s nothing new.”

“What she said… cannot be allowed…”

“Whatever she said is just words. I’m here and I’m safe. She can’t touch me while I’m beside you.” 1

That, at last, finally seemed to bring him some measure of comfort. He breathed in deeply, held it, then released. Some of the tension bled away from his shoulders. He closed his eyes, and when he

opened them again, they were clearer.

Slowly, I lowered my hand away from his chest.

“I need to speak with the benefactors Jane insulted. If I apologize, then maybe…”

and

will work,” Nicholas said. “Their pride won’t allow them to

least, not this soon.”

just sit around and do nothing. I

refuse to speak to you. The things she said to

The ultra–rich

Nicholas nodded, expression grim.

all the girls had been talking about the wealthiest of the benefactors,

in their sights, déciding that whoever won her support, won the whole thing. I

her before, never cared to, but now I

the nobility. The only thing worse would have been to

Queen herself. 1

“She

bad as things were, that was at least somewhat of

trying to come up with some kind of plan to improve my situation. As it was, we were coming

as they

too interested in

meanwhile shouted out questions.

you and

at Nicholas. “We were

“I had a few terse words for Jane. Before

the King and Queen on the lifted thrones at the middle edge of

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