The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0539

“They're pushing him past his limits,” Julian said again, “And it's about time too.” I looked at him sharply. Surely he couldn't be happy that his brother was being harassed into uncharacteristic outbursts.

He shrugged at my look. “He’s final ly acting like a living breathing human in front of the camera. Yeah, it's probably not the side he wants people to see, but even you have to admit, Piper, that it was unnerving as hell watching him pretend to be that i oh IE perfect emotionless statue.” I couldnt deny that exactly, but it wasn't great that Nicholas’s walls were crumbling without his consent.

He should be able to raise and lower his walls at his own will, not because

I others pushed him into it.

“If he wants to be the statue, he should be able to be the statue” I said.

Julian shook his head. “We know Nicholas would be a great king because we know him. He know how much he cares about everything, including the people. He's always at that orphanage, for instance. But you know who doesn’t know any of that, even about the orphanage?” “The people,” I said, realizing.

replied. “This competition wasn't just about finding Lunas for us. You know already that a big part was about raising the popularity of the royal family. Well, to do that, we were supposed to show pieces of ourselves

who he really is, they have no reason to believe he would be the best king.” Julian pointed at me. “Bingo.” ‘But if the only time they see him break is when

supposed I could see the reason in that, and for

about this than me, I a, or I

I was worried about the public perception of the Nicholas,

I stood.

to the group of trees,” Julian said. “It's in a bit of an alcove, hid away from the

If he wanted to be alone, that's where he would have gone.” It was sweet of Julian to give me this information. The knowing

he waggled his eyebrows.

his direction and I wasn't going to even feel bad