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

prince, but you are

public. They

not her reputation I’m worried about, Nicholas. It’s yours.” The King sighed. “If you are to be my successor, you must be seen as strong, with a capable family behind you. Piper is an embarrassment to

Julian.

my crown someday, dating a commoner? Ridiculous. Our family would never recover from the embarrassment.” He shook his

For Piper, I had to fight harder, even against the man whose opinion and advice I valued above all

tall, I braced my shoulders, and I said, “No.”

King visibly startled. I didn’t think I’d ever said that

asked, like he needed

stayed strong. I would not betray Piper. “I said, no. Piper is important to me, and

like I was a different person. A stranger. An enemy. He narrowed his eyes. I felt my skin itch. Going against my father went against the perfect son I had been for years. Julian

enough

was more unnerving