The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0401

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My b*dy moved on its own. Suddenly, I sprung into full action, grabbing Nicholas and pulling him closer. I put my mouth straight on his n*eck and started sucking in a mark. I didn’t know where her scent was but I had to remove it

now.

“Piper, ah…” Nicholas moaned. His fingers clenched where they sat at my waist.

When my mark was red enough, I placed another and another. All along the column of his n*eck.

Then I inhaled. Shit. That damned scent was still there.

I felt wild, like I was losing myself. A growl sounded from the back of my throat.

Nicholas finally seemed to notice. He removed his grip from my waist, to grip my hands instead. He pressed them down into the mat, then used that leverage to push himself upright, out of range of my eager mouth.

My growl was deeper, angrier. I needed to get my scent on him. I was desperate for it.

He still smelled like her.

“Piper, stop fighting me.” He was using his Alpha voice again. It was deep and low and shivered through me. I stilled at once. “Good.” The praise felt even better. He noticed that too. “Good girl.”

A soft whimper escaped the back of my throat.

“Piper, keep being a good girl for me and tell me what is going on.”

I licked my l*ps and tried to focus my thoughts. I still felt wild and scattered, but my Alpha mate was asking me a question and I could answer it.

“You smell like her…” I said. I didn’t recognize my own voice, it was so rough.

Nicholas blinked at me. “What? Who?”

“Bridget,” I spit out the name. “You are carrying her scent.

“I am…? Oh. She hugged me this morning.”

My growl became more prominent.

“”

“You spend so much time with her, that she has begun to scent you.”

that,” Nicholas said, though he seemed less sure now than he had

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an errant hug, or a stray touch that lingered too long at his wrist

to

the wrong idea,” Nicholas

voice

He looked

ly see

his honesty

asking that I believe him. I there. “Bridget

swallowed down my rising jealous enough to speak. “You have to admit that you would make a good match.” Tears rose in my eyes. I hated

to admit anything,”

and pressed his l*ps to the tears that shed from my eyes. Kiss after k*ss. Tear

been neglecting you,”

to suggest otherwise. Even if

with me,” he

sniffled. “I miss you.”

k*ssed my l*ps then, a chaste little thing. “I’m so sorry, Piper. Please believe me when I tell you that you are the one I want the most.” 2

he wanted most, but in the wake of that comfort and good feeling, came a wash of fresh sadness. I might have been the one Nicholas wanted the most, but we’d still never be

wondered if her appearance was truly such a

competition was a sham to make sure that

be sad.”

Nick,” I said. “Kiss me like tomorrow will never come and

do you one better,” he said and lowered his l*ps down to my n*eck. He placed his l*ps to my

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b*dy shivered. I bucked

pulled back, he licked at the angry mark he made, easing the

you,” he said, like he needed

know I had always been his? Ever since the Academy? Maybe

“Please,” I said.

wrists. “Keep your

I nodded.

the hem of his shirt, and yanked it clean over his head. His chiseled chest was glistening

then looked down at mine. He plucked at

of you. I want your hands right back where they were once it’s gone,

I nodded.