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.

a few moments more, the span of a few quickening heartbeats — though I didn’t know

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

heard them before we

“I swear, I didn’t know the storm was

walking ) with purpose down the dock. He was I pointedly not looking behind him, { ignoring Bridget who hopped off the boat next and

go back and rescue

my conscious mind back to that moment, with me deep

rope hooked over her

so easily

so she could win this ‘romantic’ boat date

kind of thrill, gleeful that she wrought what she sowed and her prize turned

I could have died down in

I to accept

for her!” Pi Bridget’s voice snapped me back

I both stood. I don’t know why exactly. Maybe to see

Bridget caught the action and rushed over to me. Nicholas, who hadn’t been

his way over to us as well, anger hot

was going to come back. 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

have } believe her to be genuinely sorry. Even if I she had yet to offer a proper apology. 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

expression, and he

annoyed. It was 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.”

such a reprimand, let alone I from Julian of all people. \

but I they carried the cameras down at

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