The Luna Choosing Game

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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.”

felt hardwired in me. I regretted it immediately. If things went south, I really might need him. I opened my mouth to take it back, but Julian beat me to it, complete

outside of three feet

him, but, laughing, he dodged out

had before. Seeing Nicholas and being reminded just how far out of

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his hand. “At the very least, we should walk in

only in appropriate places,” I said, eying his hand with

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

other choice, I placed my hand

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

Julian ate

Julian whispered to me. “Let’s not keep

did we reach the bottom stair, than

sparkling. She had an older man in tow,

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

a pleasure to meet you and your daughter here tonight, good sir.” He shifted his gaze to the

affective. The girl’s face went red as a cherry

his smile into a devilish smirk, and she placed a hand to

my God…” she breathed.

was stunned, another bold woman weaved

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

I

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so interesting,” Julian said, cutting in. “I believe I’ve made my intentions toward Piper

woman

gaze sliced to her. She seemed immune, matching

also enjoying your other entanglements, Miss Piper.” She said the words while still looking at Julian.

don’t have other entanglements,” I

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 last selection ceremony. And then there is the

other women in the group voiced their agreement.

it like to be

part of the group that Charlotte mentioned, who invested so much time and energy into dissecting all the footage of