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.”

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

meant, protection for me. I don’t want to be outside of three feet of that cuff.‘ He purposefully dropped his gaze to my

laughing, he dodged out

before. Seeing Nicholas and being reminded just how far out of reach he was really felt like

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julian held out his hand. “At the

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

None of his fingers were crossed, but I still didn’t

knowing I had no other choice, I placed

and Miss Piper.” Some of the guests present

Julian ate it all up, waving.

Julian whispered to me. “Let’s not keep

we reach the bottom stair, than we were swarmed by

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 begged my dad until he let me come

apologetic to you, Your Royal Highness, and to you, Miss

and a pleasure to meet

The girl’s face went red as

and she placed a hand to her

my God…”

woman weaved her way

the bridge of her nose. “So interesting that you were

it?” I

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said, cutting in. “I believe I’ve made my intentions toward

woman

her. She seemed immune, matching it with

course,” she said. “Though… we are all also enjoying your other entanglements, Miss Piper.” She said the words while still looking at Julian. It almost felt like an attack. Did this

entanglements,” I

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 way he

other women in the group voiced

“What’s it like to be wanted by

How did they know? Were they part of the group that Charlotte mentioned, who invested so much time and energy