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.

had said that to me before, and then gone back on it. Though he did

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

with for so long I was simply an illusion? This...” He gestured to Bridget doing her sensual dance. “This is the person she is.” I nudged him with my shoulder. “I'm proud of you.” He seemed embarrassed by that, brushing me

the other side

shrugged some.

possible.” “I'think it’s okay to mourn for that,” I said. I thought a moment, “1'q probably be more concerned

tired, too,” Julian said. “It was exhausting, never really being sure where I stood. The false hopes 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 him constantly put his heart out for Bridget only to have her smack it back to him.

said. “Now you can recover, and