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.

Selma. Please. Maybe I can help.” God, he was smooth. I'd want to pour my heart out to him too if he talked to me

from 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. He sounded understanding. Meanwhile my insides were all tangled

island, everything became more pressing, and more specific,” Selma continued.

something to do with what happened on

don’t know,”

word about it to me, but then, I was never the one going to

the alarms being

is fine and

to eat. I know she’s unhappy down that. And I know

some kind of monster. I don’t like what’s being asked of me. I like Piper, from

don’t think that,” Julian said,

“Do you have any idea why the king would want to take such drastic Bebihha measures to bring up

wrong of me to speculate...” The words

clearly wanted to