The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0458

“I’m sorry…” I began.

She shook her head minutely, wordlessly telling me that my reasons didn’t bother her. “ This is your chance to vent before I return to my studies.”

I wouldn’t let this opportunity pass me by. “I assume you have heard the rumors about Julian and me…”

“That you had sex in the woods, yes.”

Her bluntness made me blush.

I cleared my throat. “Yes, well… They aren’t true.” Then, I told her the rest. That, after running into Bridget in Nicholas’s room, I needed an escape and Julian had offered one. I told her exactly what happened, some light flirting and some fun but no sex.

Veronica listened quietly. When I had finished, she said, “Have you considered dating Julian for real?”

The suggestion surprised me, since by nature of the competition, Veronica was ultimately here to win Julian’s hand.

a beat. “I thought you’d be relieved to know the rumors weren’t

if nurtured that way, but… if I must lose this competition

me. Veronica was a true

reflected inward and more thoroughly evaluated

temptation,”

was handsome and funny, his smile was infectious, and he always kept me on my toes. Things were exciting with Julian, but he was also a bit wild and unpredictable. Sometimes hanging out with him felt like trying

chest. “My heart is with Nicholas, and Julian’s heart with Bridget. We’ve both admitted that we’re heartbroken, and not sure how to move forward. I

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knife to the side. She took some time, as if carefully considering her words, and then looked back to

need each other to heal,”

tried to imagine it: holding Julian’s hand, cuddling

weren’t… terrible. But each one left a certain hollowness

much as I liked Julian, I would rather be holding Nicholas’s hand, or cuddling Nicholas, or

words, I wasn’t so convinced by them.

in search of Elva and her nanny, I peeked out into the gardens and saw Nicholas there.