The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0293

Beside me,

Nicholas grunted.


We both ignored him now.

Julian smiled at me. “Thank you, Piper.”

As day turned into evening, and evening into night, I could not stop thinking about Jane’s knife and how closely I had come to being skewered.

If Nicholas had moved a half-second slower, and I could be dead.

If I had died..

I dreaded the thoughts, but I still forced myself to face them.

If I had died, I would have died as someone who held themselves back from the things they wanted. I had my reasons, and they were good ones. My needs had always been secondary to Elva’s. They always would be.

than a passing glance, they did nothing to indicate interest in where I was going. No questions were asked, no answers were given. I hurried down

been ready when he first offered, or I’d been

But now I knew better. I didn’t want someone like Terry to steal my virginity from me. It wanted to give it willingly to someone that I admire. Someone I knew would be gentle with me, and treat me like a queen, even if only for the one night.

Someone who would still respect me in the morning, when we had to go our separate ways.

So I walked straight to Nichola s’s door, lifted my hand, and knocked.

Then, with my breath in my throat, I waited. And waited. And waited.

Was he asleep?

I leaned closer to the door.

No, I definitely heard voices within. It almost sounded like he was arguing with someone, but in a more gentle than forceful kind of way.