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

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

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

a little at

at your door might open the way. My presence was required for this. It

"True."

parents knew who I was..."

blushed a little. "I talk about you often. You were my first

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 deserved so many more than

"Mark told me to give you

at

her.

palm and held it up closer to her, to inspect

in the next, she

parents will never go for it," she said. "And even if they did. Or even if that didn't matter to me, Mark would be throwing his whole life away with this. He

to work. If this is what

the tears. She continued looking at the ring for another

to see

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

way, Susie slid the ring onto her finger. I couldn't help my smile. When she saw

a personal matter, Prince Nicholas, as I've consistently said "Susie's father was saying. He cut himself off when Susie and I returned to

*Susie..." her mom said.

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

he said, the word overflowing with

stepped forward, moving closer to Susie's

bow. "Please

both went wide-eyed.

with your daughter,"

don't know of her condition!"

quicker. She touched

would raise it

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