The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0507

Chapter 0507 I I stared into Julian’s eyes, and he stared I back at me. For a moment, nothing existed except the two of us and the ! ocean behind us, the waves cresting and I smashing into the sandy shore.

“IT’hope you mean that,” I said. I so desperately wanted him to be happy, and I knew he never would be, not so long as he was tied up with Bridget. Whatever her feelings for Nicholas, and whatever became of them, even if they separated, Bridget would never be the right girl for Julian.

She was too selfish. She cared about her own needs and not about those around her. Julian could likely be a good supportive boyfriend, but he had sacrificed too much to try to be there for Bridget and her needs. A good, healthy couple needed to build each other up, not lift one at the expense of the other.

Lo Tarball , “Ido,” Julian said.

\ Relief flooded through me. I was cautious.

Julian had seemed like he had been I moving on before only to backslide I straight back into Bridget when she I called for him. But this time seemed I different. The confidence in his eyes was the Julian I knew, and though he was a good actor, I didn’t get the sense he was hiding something from me.

We looked at each other for a few moments more, the span of a few quickening heartbeats — though I didn’t know why my heartbeat quickened.

Then, a boat engine sounded, and we looked toward the ocean in time to see the boat carrying Nicholas and Bridget return to the island.

We heard them before we saw them.

Bridget’s voice was shrill. “I swear, I didn’t know the storm was moving in!”

Lo Tarball I “Ido,” Julian said.

\ Relief flooded through me. I was cautious.

I Julian had seemed like he had been ' moving on before only to backslide I straight back into Bridget when she I called for him. But this time seemed I different. The confidence in his eyes was the Julian I knew, and though he was a good actor, I didn’t get the sense he was hiding something from me.

looked at each other for a few moments more, the span of a few quickening

we looked toward the ocean in time to see the boat carrying

heard them before we

was shrill. “I swear, I didn’t know

the boat first, walking ) with purpose down the dock. He was I pointedly

go back

to that moment, with me

a rope

have so easily

me there. All so she could win this ‘romantic’

wrought what she sowed and her prize

that was unkind of me, but I could have died down in that pit. If a bad date was the comeuppance, then I was

I to accept

come back for her!” Pi Bridget’s voice snapped me back to { myself and they were much closer than I they had

why exactly. Maybe to see more. Maybe to make an

and rushed over to me. Nicholas,

made his way over to us

And you forgive me for not being able to keep my word? That storm moved in so quickly, there was nothing I could do!” Her eyes were full of tears and desperation. If

i I ‘You forgive me,’ was nowhere near as I sincere as a simple, ‘I'm sorry.’ Ireally didn’t want to accept her apology, I butI felt off-kilter. Part of me still felt trapped back in that pit, even though I knew I was safe now. I glanced

over Julian’s expression, and he shifted his gaze from me

unusual to hear him talk like that. Usually the people he didn’t like earned sarcasm, not direct cutting remarks. “You should have just done the right thing.” Bridget’s face shifted suddenly,

reprimand, let alone I from Julian of all people. \ ( I Behind

were behind him, but I they carried the cameras down at their

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