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.

of Julian's crush subsided, I began to comprehend the other words of the argument between

had seemed certain 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 had

did in this

truth and not deflecting like she usually did. Less and less

you intimate with Prince Ronan?"

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

didn't directly accuse her, but I supposed my silence might have given

split into an ugly glare. "Why would I need to interfere with the race, Piper? I'm the strongest swimmer and the best athlete here. What need would I have

about cheating," I said. "I could

fault. Maybe if you were a stronger swimmer, you wouldn't

powerfully as even the laziest of the merfolk. Even a champion werewolf