The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0462

“No,” Julian said: “There’s no way Bridget would start that rumor.‘

I pressed my lips hard together and lowered my head so I wouldn’t have to look him in the eye. I hadn’t talked to him since the morning out in the gardens. He didn’t know all the new things I had heard from Bridget herself.

She had been so entirely indifferent to him and me sleeping together. After she ‘came to my rescue‘ against Nathan, she had literally told me she didn’t care if we had slept together or not. I knew then that those words would hurt Julian, just as I did now. I still didn’t want to tell him.

“It was her,” Veronica said. “I’m sure of it.”

Having suspected Bridget from the start, though hoping I was wrong, I believed Veronica. Bridget and Nicholas were the only two who knew I had been out late that night, other than Brian. But I couldn’t imagine Brian would say a word. And Nicholas wouldn’t lie to himself about this.

It could have only been Bridget from the start.

Julian, however, was having a hard time accepting that. His smile faded, as it so often did when it came to Bridget. Without a word, he turned toward the door. He stopped only to gently pat Elva on the head, then he rushed out into the hallway.

him for a moment. Then

think he’ll be

seems as if he’s

that,” she said. She glanced at the door again, which was now closed. There was no lingering presence of him in the room.

quite as high as before. “Please pack both of those suits, Charlotte,” I said. “Is there one for Elva

Yours are in the closet still. Why don’t I show you? One

Elva, and she skipped toward Charlotte. They entered the closet together, leaving the door opened wide. I would join them in a moment, but first I returned my attention

about this. You certainly didn’t have to

lot of reasons I felt you should join us,” Veronica said. “One of them is

in case the

up around Elva’s tea party now that she moved,

She returned with a bag from a name brand clothing store. “I suspected this might come up sooner or later, so I took the liberty of

into the bag and then procured two different swimsuits, one a nice, conservative one–piece, the other, a more risqué two–piece that would show much of my

was looking at him curiously. “Er… assets.” He immediately censored himself. ” There’s no shame in flaunting what

wear what you are most

“But when you took your clothes off