The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0602

Nicholas, meanwhile, looked down and to the side. He wouldn't meet my gaze even as I walked nearer to him.

"Nick?" I prompted, fear weighing heavy on my heart.

*Unfortunately, that isn't all of the bad news I have to share," he said.

I braced myself. "What else?"

*Joyce has somehow escaped."

I gasped, shocked. How could that be? The youngest prince had been given the nicest prison cell I had ever seen in my life, but it was still a prison cell, buried deep under the palace grounds. This place is crawling with guards. How in the world would he escape?

And why would he want to? Veronica had been working with him, helping him understand the depths of his brainwashing. Had he reversed to his previous thinking in Veronica's absence?

Oh, God. Veronica was going to be devastated. She'd been working so hard with him. She saw part of herself in him, and sought to save them both. She would undoubtedly see this as her own failing.

beyond the norm to be assigned to such a post. I don't doubt them. Instead, it is simply

my stomach. I knew what he was saying with that look. My thoughts had traveled

Hawk, leader of the underground organization? After all, he had done similar when he'd rescued Jane from her

underground organization want with Joyce?" I asked. "Hasn't he already served

father, and then Julian

really didn't like that. Were the underground planning on hurting Nicholas and

war with the

I wrapped my arms around myself. "The war makes

from his face in the next instant, taking away

"But the Bear People...?"

the lost princess. Even if she is dead, Julian will find her bones

believe that. I trusted Julian. If anyone could find the lost

feel overwhelmed. I could carry all

think over, to