The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0590

Bridget blanched. "What did you call me?"

Ronan clutched at his head as he forced himself upward into a sitting position. "Beloved?"

"You hit your head too hard there, merfolk creep," Bridget said.

Ronan's eyes grew wide. "How can you say that, Bridget? After everything we've shared?"

"Shared? I don't even know you!" Bridget snapped. "I don't know who you think I am but you've got the wrong idea."

"But, Bridget -" Ronan began once more.

Bridget looked straight at Nicholas. "This guy must be a stalker."

Given Bridget's fame, it was possible, I supposed, that Ronan had some kind of delusion that Bridget and he were in love and that he had to prove something. But Julian's digging showed that Ronan and Bridget did know each other for real. They had even been something like friends. Cóntént from Nóveldráma.org

I glanced around, curious who else might be buying this act. No one seemed truly convinced. Nicholas held me around the waist with one arm, while he openly glared at Bridget.

The guard stood close to Ronan, ready to move in at a moment's notice.

Veronica gave Bridget a flat look.

"Whatever you think about me," Bridget said, "you can't think that I'd actually want someone this pathetic."

Ronan's face crumpled, stricken. "This can't be real. You said

"I didn't say anything to you." Bridget said quickly, cutting her off.

"Let the man finish," Nicholas said.

it seemed, was absolutely ripping his heart out. If he hadn't just almost killed me, I might have felt bad for him. As it was, I couldn't care less about

he seemed to realize something - perhaps the precarious position he was in. He was trapped. There would be

to tell the truth? Or would he lie

us to be together, she

Bridget shouted. She stepped closer to him. "How dare

to me!" Ronan snapped back at her. "You let me believe that we had a chance? And now you are acting like we don't even

"We made no vows!"

to rouse the rest of the household. Selma

and took in the sight with wide eyes. "I will get the

his head. He didn't seem like he

all our suspicions that Bridget, despite her protests, had

returned quickly, with Ambassador Zale

grabbed Ronan under the

get through our security line," Ambassador Zale said, speaking to Nathan as he drew

hand on the small of my back, even as he tumed toward Zale. "I'm sure

Bridget snapped. Her perfect veneer was cracking. She seemed genuinely nervous all of

in suspicion, then

so," Nicholas

"Nicholas!"

feel so exposed. If Veronica hadn't joined me out here... if she hadn't heard me and dropped that vase on Ronan's head, I could very likely be dead

with shock, I realized I didn't know where Elva was. I glanced up

"Elva?"

he told me softly. "She found me and Julian and told us to find you. She's with

I exhaled deeply. Good. She was safe. I could

that he will never bother you or yours again, Prince Nicholas." He side-eyed

or lost here. It was one matter to let the merfolk handle one of their own kind, but to give them Bridget was an entirely different matter. That

to handle their own, or they would lose faith on the global stage. I didn't

take care

"I will take my leave then. I intend to see

that, Ambassador. Thank