The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0566

Knowing the King and Queen weren't responsible for the latest attempt on my life should have come as a relief. But Nicholas and Julian were acting like this only made everything worse.

I didn't know what could be worse than having the most powerful couple in the kingdom, and likely the planet, wanting you dead.

"This is... a good thing, right?" I ventured to ask.

Nicholas hummed low, a noise I had come to recognize as disagreement. Julian shook his head.

"I'm not convinced Prince Ronan was acting alone," Julian said. "He's a right asshole, certainly, and he has the credentials to sneak around. But he's also a buffoon with more brawn than brains. And given enough time to calm down, he typically just moves on to some other woman."

I lifted a brow at Julian, wondering how the hell he knew so much about Prince Ronan, while Nicholas had to get all this same information from Ambassador Zale.

Julian caught me looking and then rolled his eyes. "We used to be in somewhat of the same circles. Or, at least, Ronan thought we were. Two rebellious, philandering princes. While I was in it mostly for the information leakage, Ronan genuinely thought we had a comradery."

"I didn't know any of this," Nicholas said.

"Not like you took much interest in my... extra-curricular activities, brother. Except to scold me for them," Julian said.

a moment before turning serious

Ronan would not have pieced out how to escape on his own, much less how to find his way here at

things, other than the royal family. "But if it's not the King and Queen, then who could be responsible? One

"The merfolk, even the most powerful among them, wouldn't know what we were planning here. They would know the location of our island, but

luck like

I,"

it wasn't royalty... "Who else could it

the deck. She was in a skimpy swimsuit,

between Bridget and I, but... "She didn't even interact with

front of us, no," Julian

but in areas where Bridget was concerned, he was always a bit wonky. Now that he didn't crush on her so much that he could

my face. Julian

the merfolk kingdom, but those that know

did say Ronan would have excelled as an