The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0453

Julian and I stayed out in the woods until just before dawn, when we finally made our way back toward the palace. Just as we broke the tree lines and came into the field on the outside of the gardens, Julian stilled. I stopped beside him and looked at him curiously.

His gaze seemed to be fixed on something, so I followed the length of it to see Nicholas walking toward us. His hands were curled into fists. His shoulders were straight, tense. His jaw was locked and his mouth a hard line. His golden eyes were burning with anger, visible even in the dim light.

Sp

Mark followed along behind Nicholas, speaking to him but not touching him. Nicholas didn’t acknowledge Mark at all.

“Julian…” I said, half in warning, half because I wasn’t sure what else to say.

“It will be fine,” Julian said. His gaze was fixed on his brother. His own body was beginning to tense. We’d been up all night. He must have been exhausted. But you would have never guessed it looking at him like this. His focus was intense.

As Nicholas approached, I saw the rage in him. His muscles were flexing wildly, visible even though his tight button–up shirt and slacks. He looked to be on the verge of shifting.

“Nick,” I began. His gaze slid to me for only a moment, yet in that moment, I could feel the heat of his anger. It didn’t feel like it was directed at me, however. Instead, as he looked again at Julian, that anger emerged as a deep, guttural growl.

“How dare you,” Nicholas growled.

“What do you care if Piper and I were out all night?” Julian scoffed. “I heard you spent the night with someone on your own.”

Nicholas growl amplified. “You defiled Piper.”

“Oh? Did I?” Julian smirked. It was sharp.

“Nick,” I said again, more forcefully. I wasn’t defiled. We only looked at the stars.

“Stay out of this, Piper,” Julian said, stopping me from explaining. “My brother and I are

due for a chat.” To Nicholas, he said, “On with it then.”

“Step back, Piper,” Nicholas said.

“But –”

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Julian added in. He glanced at me.

to stand by and

Mark was in front of me. He slowly ushered

grabbed his arm to try to get him out of the way, but the man was an immoveable wall. Even with my new werewolf strength, Mark

want you hurt,” he said.

okay for them?” I

get to answer because, behind him, Nicholas shifted and pounced at Julian. Julian shifted just in time to meet him, and

and tried to

grabbed me around the waist to yank me

Piper,”

“Like this?”

only way,” Mark

sense to me. If Julian had just told Nicholas that nothing had happened between him and me, then… well, Nicholas probably wouldn’t believe him. Even if I said it, Nicholas wouldn’t believe it. He was too far

have to

had been with Bridget last night, and though I doubted they had sex, they would someday if she was

my stomach and squeezed. I tried to

Julian and I had

night, which made Nicholas worry. But then when you

Even if I smelled like Julian, Nicholas usually approached these things with either calmness or passionate kisses.

into a fight,” I

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and Julian toppled over each other, then they back off to circle around. Their strong wolves healed quickly, so even the ugliest of wounds didn’t last. It still hurt my heart to see blood drawn on either of

has been pushed to the brink the past few days,” Mark said. “His calm façade is finally starting to crack. Even he can only take

the werewolf fight she walked into. She carried a cup of tea and a saucer as she

“Again?”

were younger.

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