The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0577

Nicholas, even with his eyes blazing with Alpha rage, had no other reaction while we remained in the water. He held onto me, kicking forward. I'm not sure how much help he was being with the strength of the merfolk tail driving most of our speed. But I imagined the exercise was still good for him.

Perhaps if he worked off some of his anger before we reached the boat, he wouldn't be quite so dangerous once we were upon it.

During our journey, a feeling of safety slowly returned to me. Between the merfolk soldier and Nicholas, Ronan would never be able to reach me here.

When we finally reached the boat, Bridget had already been lifted up onto it.

"Tell that fishman to keep his hands to himself!" she snapped at the attendant on the boat trying to assist her.

Julian himself pushed her to the side, making room for my arrival. As I came near, he reached down for me. Nicholas and the merfolk soldier both worked to lift me up. Content belong to NôvelDráma. Org.

"Thank you," I made sure to tell the soldier, especially seeing how Bridget treated him.

The salt water, it seemed, had rubbed away Bridget's veneer. Maybe fear helped too.

I wondered what she would be like when she realized the ass she was making of herself. I looked forward to seeing her face when she understood that she would not be getting away with her lies this time.

I knew what happened. The memory was burned onto the forefront of my mind. And nothing would make me forget it.

At the boat edge, I grabbed Julian's hands and he yanked me up onto the boat. He didn't care that I was soaked down to the bone, Julian pulled me into his arms and held me tight as together, and we waddled away from the railing of the boat.

When we reached the benches, he helped ease me down so that I could sit. Veronica stood nearby. Even Jessica had sat up to watch me.

"I'm okay," I told all of them, though the salt water still burned in my throat.

Nicholas emerged from the water next. He walked over to me. His eyes were still red. Julian did a double-take when he saw them.

"Nicholas? You okay?"

voice was low and dangerous, with a

said in the calmest voice I had ever

"Bridget... pushed... Piper...

growled on reflex. His eyes didn't turn red, though he

and the railing. When Julian spotted her, he rushed toward her. Nicholas

ached from the strain of keeping myself above the water. I

to. Julian seemed determined to be

lifted her head away from the towel she was

through gritted teeth, "exactly what happened

not to notice the tension in their bodies and the utter seriousness to this conversation. Even if she had been blind, she should have heard

"Then Piper slipped. I reached for her, but I wasn't strong enough to pull her up. So

without interruption. When she had finished, he

was clear as day without her typical makeup. "Piper shouldn't take it so

you did push

smile slipped away. "I didn't mean

joke," Nathan said, approaching, "it was a tasteless one. You should have

you nearly

Nicholas, and Julian a united front against Bridget. More so that they were

were just having fun," Bridget

if she

Nicholas growled.

loose, Bridget," Nathan scolded. "This is no time for

the lot of them. When he

he said. "Go sit with Piper and calm

position to order the prince around. And two, for him to insist Nicholas come and sit with me seemed beyond

water. Maybe this

despite so near Alpha rage, did as he was told. He left Bridget to Julian and Nathan's interrogation and