The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0535

Julian's words rendered me speechless, and for a long moment, I didn’t say anything. He seemed content himself to let the words linger, and they did, hanging heavy in the air.

It meant the world to me, for Julian to feel that way. I only wished Nicholas felt the same. As it was, while the words were sweet and comforting, they changed absolutely nothing.

At the end of the day, Nicholas would still choose someone more fitting to be his Luna, and I would be alone.

When enough time had passed, Julian blissfully changed the subject. “ Nicholas won't find any answers from the King and Queen.” He’d already said that to Nicholas’s face.

“He’s determined to learn something,” I said. “He believes that to be his only option.”

“Then he’s not looking close he enough.” Julian turned his head. I followed the length of his gaze up the hallway to where Selma was flitting about here and there, cleaning up and giving orders to the other staff.

to

to tell you what’s going on than the King and

her alone, I should be able to uncover at least a few more pieces to the puzzle.” I still wasn’t entirely convinced. The King’s orders ranked higher than those of the princes. If

harbored some guilt about what was happening here, with the King’s sabotage of me.

told him what was going on, or part of it. Or she refused to say a word and nothing was lost. There really was no

of this? I'm sure she’d be more willing to talk to you

won’t know you're there,”

I hadn’t seen opened before. Julian grabbed it and opened it. Oh. It was a hallway

if I was to \ enter. There was enough room but it would be a

My stomach twisted.