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…”

my voice lowering despite my best efforts. “Terry

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

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

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

gaze. “It was consensual, no doubt. But when you caught them in the act, she had to

of the chair under my hands began

liked your uncle,” the Luna said. “You

the King said again,

lowered her fiery gaze back to

King said to me. “You must know that I need more

has done,” I said. “This is only

“Oh?”

Terry. I passed it to him. My mother looked up from her breakfast again

and read through it. His gaze

does it say?” the Luna

he had finished reading it, he passed

she said, “This has to be

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

“But – ”

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

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

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,

in bind see, with bol nowhere wight, & Ball rejected adamanty Sought against the feeling, melting myself everything was fine, Nicholas won a very important and busy man. But the hurt