The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 256

Chapter 0256

The next morning, Elva was still resting peacefully after I awoke and changed, so I left her in the care of

Charlotte, the Nanny, and Mark, and went down to breakfast alone.

I was nearly there, when both Veronica and Tiffany blocked my path.

“We want to talk to you,” Veronica said.

We were about to have breakfast beside each other. “Could it wait until breakfast?” If they were going to

yell at me about ‘my‘ behavior last night, I’d prefer it not to happen on my empty stomach.

“No,” Veronica said.

Okay, then. I sighed in resignation and followed them to a quieter spot away from the doorway to the

dining room.

Tiffany crossed her arms. “We talked to the other–you last night at the gala.”

“She looked like you and spoke like you, but it was clear to us both that she was not you,” Veronica said.

“Yeah, plus… why would you change clothes? That’s not like you at all. And then change back?” Tiffany

shook her head. “It doesn’t add up, Piper. So spill. Tell us what’s really going on.”

My heart pounded. Of all people that didn’t know the difference, why were these two so observant?

Even the King had been willing to believe the worst of me.

“It was me… I was just having a bad night,” I said. I didn’t want to lie, but I couldn’t tell anyone the truth,

not even them. Too many people knew it already, from Nicholas’s guards to some of the servants. It was

a miracle the truth hadn’t leaked yet.

That it hadn’t was a compliment to the strong character of everyone on Nicholas’s payroll.

“That was not a bad night,” Tiffany said.

“That wasn’t you,” Veronica added.

“Did

you

lose a bet or something?” Tiffany said. “Someone extorting you?”

Veronica gave Tiffany sideways look. “It wasn’t her.”

Tiffany looked back. “Who else could it be?”

looked at me

“I wish I could tell you, but I just can’t.” If it

reputation.

The underground organization. This ran so much deeper than

beside me, he placed a

trust these two.”

He was the one who was so

my upset. “There’s a reason I picked these two.

trustworthy.” He shrugs. “And they hate

this?” Tiffany asked, her voice taking on

Veronica said. At her sides, her hands clenched into

me. “You

that I had a twin sister who was caught up with

to fall into the underground’s

gazes became more pitying than judgmental. By the end,

my behalf.

to finally be able to tell someone the truth and to not have

their misguided

yours is running around pretending

last night, being

said.

“I thought my family was

fooled again,”

sure.” Tiffany sighed. “Sorry if we were jerks to you last night. It took a minute for

two and two together.”

have to

said. “The underground organization has

glanced at each other. Julian lowered his hand from my shoulder to my lower

together now,” Julian said. “We’ll have to work to take

“I’m in,” Veronica said.

too!” Tiffany added

all smiled at each other. It felt good, like I had just

said. “It’s a secret I can’t afford

must have your reasons,” Veronica

”

–

being able to tell anyone. Your sister must be getting you in a world

trouble.”

nodded, they

Veronica said. She always spoke definitively, so this gave

Tiffany then excused themselves to go to breakfast. I nearly joined them, when a

pause. I waved them ahead without

“Julian.”

“Hm?”

red, bloodshot, with heavy bags hanging underneath them. He wavered

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