The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0350

Nicholas

I was relieved to see Piper rush away, but I was also furious at myself. All my talk about protecting her, and I couldn’t stand up against my own father.

Julian was right. I was a coward. And my cowardice was what was going to cost me Piper in the end.

“Father,” I said, ready to try again. Piper wasn’t here anymore, so his anger should dowIL Maybe we if we just talked, I could reason with him.

“I don’t want to hear anything from you, Nicholas, except agreement for what I’m about to say.”

Except, his anger didn’t disappear. Instead, it simmered at a high boil. He didn’t shout anymore, but the ferocity in his voice left little room for argument.

“Do you have any idea how lucky we all are that it was me who caught you, and not the cameras? Have you considered the optics of this at all?”

‘Piper is a candidate in the contest, and I’m a prince. It would have been scandalous but

you are a prince, but you

public. They would

are to be my successor, you must be seen as strong, with a capable family behind you. Piper is an

let her be with me, and not Julian. Then no one

never recover from the embarrassment.” He shook his head. ” You need to stop seeing, or fooling around, or whatever

coward. For Piper, I had to fight harder, even against the man whose opinion and advice I

tall, I braced my shoulders, and I

that

he asked, like

Piper is important to me, and I’m not willing to give her

He narrowed his eyes. I felt my skin itch. Going against my father went against the perfect son I had been for years. Julian was the rebellious one, not

Piper was important enough to rebel for.

silence stretched. It was more unnerving