The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0521 Her eyes are closed and her body swaying with the rhythm. The merfolk man, her partner, curled his long tail around her and brought her close, I'looked at them fora while, then remembered Julian beside me, and how much such a sight must hurt him. I turned to him, though I wasn’t sure what to say.

Julian was watching them, though 1 didn’t see anger in his features. Rather, his expression hadn’t really changed. He watched the pair with a type of cool indifference, Something like that usually flew out the window with him where Bridget was concerned, “I'm fine,” he said, smirking a little. His gaze shifted sideways to me, “I'can hear your brain worrying, but I swear I'm fine,”

I couldn’t really defend myself when he was absolutely right about my worrying.

“Things like this usually upset you,” I said.

“Not anymore,” he said.

he had said that to me before, and

him, he added, “The way she treated you on thatisland... I can’t see her the same way. And her excuses... God, they all sounded so much like bullshit. That non- apology she gave you, where she demanded your forgiveness... I just can’t see her the same way Iused to.” He seemed genuine, which continued to surprise me, “This woman that she is now... the Person maybe she has always been... She IS not the person I thought

she is.” I nudged him with my shoulder. “I'm proud of you.” He seemed embarrassed by that, brushing me off and looking away. “Yeah, well... Took me long enough, right?” God yes, but I didn’t tell

on the other side of

shrugged some. “I still feel

been possible.” “I'think it’s okay to mourn for that,” I said. I thought a moment, “1'q probably be more concerned if you didn’t, after I having

only to be torn down in the next second really took a lot out of me.” I hummed in understanding. It had been hard enough to watch

it’s over now,” I said. “Now you can recover, and then