The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0622

The butler showed me to Susie's room, and then quickly excused himself outside of her door. When he was gone, I knocked.

"Go away!" Susie called in a watery voice. She was crying.

I knocked more insistently as I pushed open the door.

*I said -* she started, cutting herself off she say me. "Piper?"

"Hi, Susie," I said.

"Oh, Piper!" She was sitting at her desk, the tears running down her cheeks. As I entered the room, closing the door behind me, she jumped from the chair and ran to me.

We shared a hug. Relief flooded through me.

I stepped back after a moment, to look her over. She didn't seem too worse for wear. Other than the crying, she didn't show any signs of abuse or neglect.

"What are you doing here?" Susie sniffed. "I'm sure word has gotten around by now."

*Rumors don't matter. Come back to palace."

*If you've heard the rumors, you know why I can't."

"Everyone will forget, the moment you appear. They'll all just think it's gossip and it won't matter," I say. "Since Jessica is the only other contender for Joyce, you wouldn't even have to face elimination."

*Piper," she sounded so sad. "I can't come. It's just not rumors. My parents... They know the truth about me."

*How could they?" I asked. She wasn't showing yet. Sure they might suspect, but to have real proof?

"I told them," Susie said.

I startled, speechless.

"I didn't want to lie anymore about any of it," Susie said. "I don't want to have to pretend to have feelings for Joyce, when the only one I really want is Mark."

near doubled, and I regretted holding it back even this

They are down in the sitting room with your parents," I said. Susie's eyes went wide as saucers.

away. If your parents wouldn't have

laughed a little at

he did anything drastic. Nicholas had a plan, as he always does, that his arrival at your door might open the way. My presence was required for this.

"True."

knew who I

about you often. You were my first

was to be in her life! Though how much it hurt to hear she

me to give you this."

looked at

overdue," I told her. "He wants to ask you

my palm and held it up closer to her, to inspect it. She touched it with

covered her face, softening all of her features. Then, in the next, she began to cry again. "What's the matter?" I asked her, stepping

if that didn't matter to me, Mark would be throwing his whole life away

it to work. If this is what you want, Susie, you can't let it

the tears. She continued looking at the ring for another

to see

Susie leading, we didn't need the butler to guide

the ring onto her finger. I couldn't help my smile. When she saw it, she smiled too, though hers

consistently said "Susie's father was

*Susie..." her mom said.

his on her. Then his gaze dropped to her hand, where she'd already put on

word overflowing with

to Susie's

deep bow.

both went

with your daughter," Mark said. "I cannot

of her

quicker. She touched

confirmed. "The baby is mine. And I would raise it as my child, with Susie

can vouch for this man," Nicholas said. "He is my Beta and a loyal man besides. He will