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.

stared at her for a beat. “I thought you’d be relieved to know

I have affection for Julian that could turn romantic if nurtured that way, but… if I must lose this competition to

admission warmed me. Veronica was

encouragement, I reflected inward and more thoroughly evaluated

is… temptation,” I said.

but he was also a bit wild and unpredictable. Sometimes hanging out with him felt like trying to hold

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 don’t even

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side. She took some time, as if carefully considering her words, and then

each other to heal,”

holding Julian’s

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

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

appreciated Veronica’s words, I

of Elva and her nanny, I peeked out into the gardens and