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 regretted holding

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

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

laughed a

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

"True."

parents knew who

a little. "I talk about

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

give you this." I held my palm out with the ring

looked at it

it's overdue," I told her.

the ring from my palm and held it up closer to her, to inspect it.

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

didn't matter

a way to get it to work. If this is what you want, Susie, you can't

at the ring for another minute

see him," she

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

couldn't help my smile. When she

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

*Susie..." her mom said.

and his on her. Then his gaze dropped to her

word overflowing with obvious

moving closer to Susie's parents, closer

into a deep bow. "Please allow me

both

daughter," Mark said. "I cannot live

her

She touched her husband's arm. "He

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

my Beta and a loyal man besides. He will