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."

in my pocket near doubled, and I

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

anything would have kept him away. If your parents wouldn't have

a little

door might open the way. My presence was required for this. It is, after all, more likely they'd let me in

"True."

who

talk about

pulled her into another hug. How grateful I was to be in her life! Though how much it hurt to hear she had such a hard time getting friends. She was so sweet

"Mark told me to give you this." I held my palm out with the ring sitting in

at

I told her. "He

it up closer to her, to inspect it. She touched it

in the next, she began

even if that didn't matter

I told her. "Nicholas will find a way to get it to work. If this is what you want, Susie, you can't let it get away. You have to follow your

at the

to see him,"

the doorway. With Susie leading, we didn't need the butler to guide us back downstairs

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

said "Susie's father was saying. He cut himself

*Susie..." her mom said.

Then his gaze dropped to her hand, where

word

stepped forward, moving closer to Susie's parents, closer than even

bow. "Please allow me to

parents both

your daughter," Mark said.

her condition!" Susie's father

mother was quicker. She touched her husband's

is mine. And I would raise it as my child, with Susie

"He is my Beta and a loyal man besides. He will