The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0423

When Bridget opened the door to her rooms, the first person she saw was Nicholas. A brilliant smile blossomed across her face. But then, in the next moment, she opened the door wider and saw me standing there too. That perfect smile wavered.

“Piper,” she said. “I wasn’t expecting you.”

“It seemed improper for me to be alone in your rooms,” Nicholas said. “For both our sakes, I thought it might be best to bring along a chaperone.”

“A chaperone?” Bridget scoffed. “Nicholas, what exactly do you think I intend to do?”

“It’s not like that, Bridget.”

“What is it like, then, Nicholas? Because it sounds a lot like you are accusing me of something.” She scrunches up her face like she’s offended. Like what Nicholas is doing is in the wrong, somehow questioning their friendship instead of trying to protect Bridget’s

reputation

“I don’t want anyone to get the wrong idea about us,” Nicholas said. “This is for your sake.”

“Don’t be ridiculous. I’m an actress. People expect me to live a bit on the edge.”

“Well, I’d prefer if we both stayed away from the edge,” Nicholas added. “Too much of that going on lately.”

Bridget sighed but eventually relented. “Fine. Come in, you two.”

She stepped back from the door, and Nicholas and I entered. I was immediately floored by the sheer size and space of Bridget’s rooms. She had a much bigger set of rooms than I did, bigger than Susie’s too. Bigger than any other candidate’s I’ve seen.

The decorations were lavish too. Crystal chandeliers and golden adornments. She had a canopy bed with bunches of lavender hanging on the four posters.

It was beautiful and excessive, a room fit for a visiting foreign princess or Queen. Or an ultra -famous actress the royal family was trying desperately to impress.

I was starting to see that the favors for Bridget were not limited to event–selection and management. Who knew what other boons she was granted behind the scenes?

Bridget walked to the center of the room, where she had arranged two plush chairs. She carelessly dragged over a much less comfortable–looking wooden stool from the corner of

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and placed

sit here, Piper,” she said. “You should be able to see everything from here. I hope you don’t mind

in sync.

chairs. His eyes stayed on me. “That’s

about it. “Piper being here might be a blessing actually, Nicholas. She can watch our scenes and see if our romance is

myself into the fireplace, but I refrain, remembering my purpose. I must protect Nicholas’s reputation. As well as his person, if Bridget wanted to push too far. Nicholas was earnest,

certain about her. So I would keep

help but feel like maybe she just wanted to flirt with Nicholas in front of me. Put me in my place?

possibly know that he and I were still

did though.

trying to clear away the

fast. 1

Nicholas come here. Here. This is your spot. Now,

noticed that Bridget didn’t have a script. Nicholas did, however,

pages.

soon,

of them,”

Bridget said, a bit of hope in her voice. Was she angling for another private

time perhaps,” Nicholas said, dismissing her without

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smile. “Ready?” she asked, and her voice was slightly tighter than before, the only

Nicholas said and cleared

the next she was a wilting flower leaning into Nicholas, a bit of desperation in her gaze.

here. The guards will surely find you.” She placed the back of her hand to her forehead. “I couldn’t bear it if you were caught. If you

throat again. “It would all be

He stopped.

Bridget waited.