The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0366

When I looked back up at Nicholas, he was still staring at me. Maybe he would have stared forever, I didn’t know.

But then Olivia appeared near his arm. She touched his forearm and he had to look down at her.

She wore a dress the color of the ocean, fluid, with white trim. Nicholas wore a matching tie.

Like Julian and I, they were a matching pair. It was a bitter reminder of our roles tonight, something I seemed to so easily forget every time I looked Nicholas in the eye.

Olivia tugged on Nicholas’s arm, and he acquiesced to her command, not looking back.

Disappointment surged through me. I hadn’t expected that we would have all walked into together like some kind of royal parade, but it would have been nice to receive some acknowledgement.

“Looks like Nicholas is going to have his hands full tonight,” Julian said.

“Yes,” I agreed, annoyed how quickly and easily he followed Olivia’s summons.

“We shouldn’t assume that we can depend on him,” Julian said. “He’s going to be very busy upholding all of our appearances tonight.”

I looked at Julian sideways. “And us?”

“We should stay together,” Julian said. “To do our part, of course, but also for protection.”

regretted it immediately. If things went south, I really

to be outside of three feet of that cuff.‘

to smack him, but, laughing, he dodged

honest as it had before. Seeing Nicholas and being reminded just how far out of reach he was really felt like it hurt something deep within me. My soul,

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julian held out his hand. “At the very least,

I

heart with his other hand. None of his fingers were crossed,

knowing I had no other choice, I

“Prince Julian and Miss Piper.” Some of the guests present became very

ate it all up,

me. “Let’s not keep them

No sooner did we reach the bottom stair, than we were

the flesh,” said one young woman, her eyes bright and sparkling. She had an older man in tow, presumably her long–suffering father if their similar facial features were anything to go by. “I begged and begged my dad until he let me come tonight.”

you, Your Royal Highness, and to you, Miss Piper,” the father said.

be ridiculous!” Julian answered, all smiles and easy acceptance. “It is an honor and a pleasure to meet you and your daughter here

went red as a cherry tomato, and she

devilish smirk, and she

God…” she breathed.

bold woman weaved her way to the front of the group.

pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose. “So interesting that

it?” I

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in. “I believe I’ve made

woman said.

gaze sliced to her. She seemed immune, matching it with a sharp

Piper.” She said the words while still looking at Julian. It almost felt like an attack. Did this woman not like Julian?

have other entanglements,” I said carefully.

no?” She looked at me now, and her gaze was so probing, I wondered if she could see all my secrets just by looking at me. “No… love triangle? You can’t deny that Prince Nicholas also called your name at the

in the group voiced their agreement.

girl sighed dreamily. She asked, “What’s it like to be wanted by two different princes,

mentioned, who invested so much time and energy into dissecting all the