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

room with your parents," I said. Susie's eyes went wide as saucers.

parents wouldn't have let him inside, he would have

a little

Nicholas had a plan, as he always does, that his arrival at your door might open the way. My

"True."

knew who I

talk about you often.

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 and kind, she

"Mark told me to give you this." I held

at it

I told her.

it up closer to her, to inspect it. She touched it with only her fingertips, treating it as a

awe covered her face, softening all of her features. Then, in the next, she began to cry

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

I told her. "Nicholas will find a way to get it to work. If this is

continued looking at the ring for another

see

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

onto her finger. I couldn't help my

Nicholas, as I've consistently said "Susie's father was saying. He cut himself off

*Susie..." her mom said.

on her. Then his gaze dropped

said, the word overflowing with

closer to Susie's parents, closer than even Nicholas was

Mark said, dropping into a deep bow. "Please allow me to marry

parents both

your daughter," Mark

know of her condition!" Susie's father

quicker. She touched her husband's arm. "He

would raise it as my

can vouch for this man," Nicholas said. "He is my Beta