The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0569

Julian must have stormed out of the room, because in the next moment, he burst into the hallway. We were face to face, our eyes meeting, both pairs widened.

Was Bridget telling the truth? Did Julian truly have a crush on me?

Julian wasn't denying it. But then, he wasn't saying much of anything at the moment.

*Jul-an?" Elva asked.

Julian startled, as if he hadn't realized she was there. He glanced down at her, and then back to me.

"Sorry, Elva," he said, and then stepped around us and disappeared down the hallway.

Bridget came out next. "Don't you dare ignore me, you - oh." Her face, which had been twisted with anger, quickly shifted into a more neutral friendliness when she saw me. She didn't smile, however, until she saw Elva beside me. "Good morning, you two."

"G'morning," Elva mumbled.

wishes. Instead, as the shock of learning of Julian's crush subsided,

that Bridget had known Ronan. Was that true? I didn't want to believe it, but Bridget was starting to acquire far too many coincidences for me to give her the benefit of the doubt. It seemed like every time something terrible happened to me, she always

in this case as

not deflecting like she usually did. Less and less people were ready to defend her now. Maybe this was the time she would finally

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like Julian. Are you going to accuse me too? Of having something to do with

I supposed my silence might have given my opinion on the

ugly glare. "Why would I need to interfere with the race, Piper? I'm the strongest swimmer and the best athlete

I said. "I

my fault. Maybe if you were a stronger swimmer, you wouldn't have found yourself in that situation," Bridget

cruelty. Was she... blaming me for my own near-drowning? No other species could swim as quickly and powerfully as even the laziest of the merfolk. Even a