The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0534

Julian frowned a little too, sitting down, but he quickly schooled his face and looked at me. He wanted to get down to business then. Trying to distract him by discussing the comfortability of the furniture was likely to fail.

*Bridget walked in on Nicholas and me last night," I said.

Julian's eyes sparkled with mischief. "And just what were you and my dear brother up to at that time?"

*Julian, be serious," I said, only barely containing my eye roll.

"That means you were doing exactly what I suspect," he said.

*Julian," I chided.

His mischievousness fell away. "I am serious now. I'm just trying to gauge what Bridget saw exactly, if there's any way to spin it to convince her it wasn't what she thinks it was."

"There's no way to spin this," I said. "Trust me."

Julian hummed thoughtfully. "Well, shit."

"Yeah."

she threaten to expose

instead, like how disappointed she was." He exhaled slowly and lowered

"Bullshit," Julian said.

I appreciated his consideration of my feelings, I couldn't deny the subtle

she?" I asked. "I wouldn't want my daughter to be secretly sneaking

brow pulled together. "Who says

cruel to give me hope, so I gave

serious," he

know Bridget is right about this. Nicholas will never marry me, no

you, Piper. He

was not something my heart was ready to face. I didn't know if

again, softer. I hadn't meant to shout. Julian looked at me with concern in his eyes, and that somehow made everything worse. "If he is to be king, he will need

great Luna." God help me, he seemed so earnest saying that. But I