The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0279

The King and Queen were sitting at their table, eating breakfast.

“Nicholas?” the King said when he saw me. “You look like hell.”

“I have reason.” I walked to him and showed him the footage on my phone.

The King watched it all with a furrow in his brow.

“Terry’s behavior last night was beyond inappropriate,” I said. “He made Piper, Susie, and many of the other girls uncomfortable.”

My mother scoffed. “He’s always been a flirt, Nicholas. You know that. I’m sure those girls are being oversensitive.”

“He tried to feel up Piper under the table,” I said, trying to keep my voice steady and calm. Losing my temper never worked with my parents.

“And you have footage of that?” the Luna asked.

No, I didn’t. None of the camera angles caught Terry’s movements under the table. I grit my teeth, holding in my anger.

“Piper said ”

“And we accept the word of a commoner over that of nobility?” the Luna asked.

I gripped the back of the chair I stood behind. Anything to keep me from throwing something across the room.

“There is merit to her concerns,” I said, gesturing to my cell phone still in the King’s hands. ” The footage shows – ”

“Piper is too sensitive. And this other girl, Susie, was it?” The Luna cut into her breakfast so hard her knife scraped across the plate. “She’s that quiet one, right? I imagine she’s much the same. A Luna would have to be able to reject men’s advances without becoming offended…”

I said, my voice lowering despite my best efforts. “Terry

lowered her cutlery abruptly, making a clatter. “Don’t you dare bring such vulgarities

To me, he said, “That is quite the accusation, Nicholas. Do you

marks marring Piper’s wrists and ankles speak for themselves. And I saw for myself when I burst into

in the act, she had to pretend

the chair under my hands began to splinter. “That is

Luna said.

said again,

lowered her fiery gaze back

the King said to me. “You must know that I need more than this to accuse my

isn’t all he has done,” I said. “This is only

“Oh?”

to Terry. I passed it to him. My

the letter and read

say?” the

he had finished reading it, he passed it to my mother.

said,

many excuses can you make for him?” the King asked her. “You are

“But – ”

the underground organization, with limited to no results. Terry’s involvement

her eyes was a touch of heartbreak. To herself, in a whisper, she said, “It has to

the King’s assurance to investigate the matter, I rushed out of his rooms to return to my own. I couldn’t wait to tell Piper about my

my bedroom,

the feeling, melting myself everything was fine, Nicholas won a very important and busy man. But the hurt war