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.”

still felt hardwired in me. I regretted it immediately. If things went south, I really might need

want to be outside of three feet of that cuff.‘ He purposefully dropped his

but, laughing, he dodged out of the way.

it didn’t feel as honest as it had before. Seeing Nicholas and being reminded just how far out of reach he was really felt like it hurt something

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on, my Queen.” julian held out his hand. “At the very least, we should walk in

appropriate places,” I said, eying

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

choice, I placed my hand in Julian’s.

Miss Piper.” Some of the guests present became very excited.

startled, but Julian ate it all up,

to me.

No sooner did we reach the bottom stair,

there you are. Gosh it’s so exciting to see you in 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

Highness,

Julian answered, all smiles and easy acceptance. “It is an honor and a pleasure to meet you and

was incredibly affective. The girl’s face went red as

sharpened his smile into a devilish smirk, and she placed

my God…”

woman weaved her way to the front of the

woman said, and pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose. “So interesting

it?” I

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“I believe I’ve made my intentions toward Piper well known to the

the woman said.

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

“Though… we are all also enjoying your other entanglements, Miss Piper.” She said the words while still looking at Julian.

entanglements,” I

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

the group

asked, “What’s it like to be wanted by two different

to say. How did they know? Were they part of the group that Charlotte mentioned, who invested so much time and energy into dissecting all the