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…”

said, my voice lowering despite my best efforts. “Terry tried to

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

huffed out a breath. To me, he said, “That is quite the accusation, Nicholas. Do you

ankles speak for themselves. And I saw for myself

narrowed her gaze. “It was consensual, no doubt. But when you caught them in the act,

wood of the chair under my hands

liked your uncle,” the Luna said. “You

said

gaze back

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

done,” I said. “This is only the

“Oh?”

jacket pocket and produced the letter from Hawk to Terry. I passed it to him. My mother looked up from her

opened the letter and read through it. His

it say?” the Luna

he had finished reading it, he passed

voice, she said, “This has to be

asked her. “You are letting

“But – ”

the underground organization, with limited to no results. Terry’s involvement could be the very reason we’ve never been able to get the upper

Defiance shown on her face, but deep within her eyes was a touch of heartbreak. To herself, in a whisper, she said, “It

of his rooms to return to my own. I couldn’t wait to tell Piper about

my bedroom, Piper was

bind see, with bol nowhere wight, & Ball rejected adamanty Sought against the feeling, melting myself everything was