The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0417

Chapter 0417

“Get in your places, please,” Nathan called from the bottom of the stage. Bridget hurried to take point beside him. “Are you two ready?”

“Ready,” Nicholas said. He had his script out too.

“Ready,” I echoed. My heart hammered in my chest as I skimmed the first line. This was going to be even worse than I thought.

“Begin!” Nathan called.

I braced myself. Nicholas was set to start off the scene.

His eyes were locked on the script. He didn’t speak right away.

“I said, begin!” Nathan said again.

Nicholas cleared his throat. When he looked up at me, his eyes were hard. “We have to end things between us,” he said.

God, I knew he was acting but the words still speared through me. He was just reading the

script, but my

my heart crumbled up in my chest. It was too real. I couldn’t do this. I couldn’t.

I had to.

was my line but it was also the question

“There’s someone else.”

“Who?” I read.

matter who.”

tried to collect myself. Just keep reading. The sooner this was over, the

I

But I couldn’t help thinking that this was eerily close to how the end of our whatever–we–are might end. By nature of the contest, Nicholas would have to marry someone. We already knew it wouldn’t be

could so easily tell me there’s someone else. I almost had to expect it.

him I love him for him not to feel it back was one of my deepest fears.

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on what we are to each other right now, nor have we fully admitted the extent

I realized I was

was shattering my heart like it

as the tears began to fall.

on stage with the whole of the competition watching, and Nathan.

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