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."

of the ring in my pocket near doubled,

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

him away. If your parents wouldn't have let him inside, he

a little

does, that his arrival at your door might open the way. My presence was

"True."

knew who I was..." I

talk about you often. You

it hurt to hear she had such a hard time getting friends. She was so sweet and kind, she deserved so many more than

ring from my pocket. "Mark told me to give you this." I held my

looked at it

it's overdue," I told her. "He wants to

to inspect it. She

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

Or even if that didn't matter to

that," 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

at the ring for another minute or two,

see

we both headed for the doorway. With Susie leading, we didn't need the butler

couldn't help my smile. When she

I've consistently said "Susie's father was saying. He cut

*Susie..." her mom said.

on Mark, and his on her. Then his gaze dropped to her hand,

word overflowing with

Susie's parents, closer than even Nicholas

bow. "Please allow me to

both went wide-eyed.

love with your daughter,"

of her condition!"

was quicker. She touched her husband's arm.

confirmed. "The baby is mine. And I would raise it as my

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