The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0536

“Selma!” Julian called.

“Can you come here a minute? There’s something I want to talk to you about.”

“Of course, Prince Julian,” Selma said and she came near. I couldn’t see her with Julian in the way, but I could hear her well enough when she said, “How can I help you?”

“Selma, listen, I’ve been hearing some rumors...” Julian said. “I’m not sure what to believe.”

“you shouldn’t believe every rumor,” Selma said. Compared to her previous greeting, these words seemed to dip lower in tone. If we hadn’t have known for sure that she was hiding something, we would have known by now. She was practically a stranger to me, but even I could tell.

I worried a moment that she might clamp up and not tell Julian everything.

Julian inched closer to her. “I’m y concerned for you,” he said. “If mom and dad are asking you to do things outside your moral range...”

“Qh, Julian,” Selma said. “You don’t know what you are asking of me.” julian shook his head a little.

I'd want to pour my heart out to him too if he

the King himself. At first, I didn’t mind so terribly much. It was a vague request: anything I could do to lift Bridget while making Piper look bad.” “I see,” Julian said.

became more pressing, and more

do with what

don’t know,” Selma

never the one going to the island. I only ever

the alarms

fine and well,”

she’s unhappy down that. And I know Miss

asked of me. I like Piper, from when I

think that,” Julian said, voice soft and

her kingdom and her king.” Stronger, he asked, “Do you have any idea why the king would want to take such drastic Bebihha measures to bring up Bridget and lower Piper in

“I'don’t, and it would be wrong of me to speculate...” The words

clearly wanted to say