The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0620

"Mark," Nicholas said in his cool, authoritative tone. Mark lowered his head, deferring at once, even as his jaw stayed clenched. "What exactly is your plan?"

"I don't have one," Mark said. "Not beyond throwing myself at her parents' feet. But I will spirit her away if I must. If..." For the first time, his voice wavered. "If that's what she wishes..."

Even as her friend, I couldn't be sure what Susie would wish for. She loved Mark, of that I was certain, but what kind of life would they live on the run? Susie wouldn't care for herself. It's Mark she'd worry for. His reputation. His future.

"I made a mistake," Mark continued. "I foolishly let Susie believe that she and our unborn child aren't the most important things in the world to me. I let her stew in her confusion and unhappiness, when all I should have done was properly take responsibility for our child.

"That is your end goal here?" Nicholas asked.

I had so many questions of my own, but I left the actual asking of questions to Nicholas. As Mark's employer and alpha, he was the one with the power here. My worries were only in concern of Susie.

Nicholas seemed to be asking the questions I wanted to anyway. It was nice to be in such alignment with him.

"Yes," Mark said, "I recognize that having a family will interfere with my Beta duties. I know that I will be asked to resign-

"They will not let you in to see her," Nicholas said. He fully ignored Mark's previous words. "I will do whatever I have to -

"Not if you go alone," Nicholas said.

Mark ceased at once. He looked up at Nicholas with widening eyes. "Sir, you can't mean to..." "I do," Nicholas said.

My heart brimmed with warmth, as I recognized what Nicholas intended to do.

"We will go to retrieve Susie together," Nicholas said.

Hope filled Mark's eyes. It was rare for him to show so much emotion to anyone other than Susie. My heart went out to him.

"Thank you, Sir," he said.

friend of Susie's might be able to see

dare," Mark

away from me, if they do

would be more than willing to go," I said. "Susie is a dear

Nicholas nodded.

me a grateful glance.

"After dinner. We'll arrived unannounced so they cannot

was a plan in motion, he seemed more confident,

plans to meet at the front door

Mark said. Softer, he added, "While keeping the finer

"Very good," Nicholas said.

then gave a shallower one to me. Then he disappeared

"The way you were chasing

me. It was nice to find a little humor, where

into it. I slowly grew serious again. "Susie would be furious with me

us to watch out for

to keep me and Elva safe, the very least I could do in response was help protect him and Susie and their future

throughout the afternoon. Veronica and Tiffany understood, though they did cast a few worried glances at

asking me,

I assured

by a servant that Nathan was

Elva's hand as we went with Veronica and Tiffany toward the room. We must have been the last to be informed, because the other candidates

on the stage this time. He just walked into the center of

us were really talking so it didn't

spoken with the King," he continued. "It has been decided that we should

the inevitable. The date has

room. When could

will be in

gasps

"That quickly?" Tiffany gasped.