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."

weight of the ring in my pocket near doubled, and I regretted

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

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

a little at

I were able to stop him before he did anything drastic. Nicholas had a plan, as he always does, that his arrival at your door might open the way. My presence was required for this. It is,

"True."

who I

little. "I talk about you

to be in her life! Though how much it hurt

tug the ring from my pocket. "Mark told me to give you

at it and

overdue," I told her.

Susie plucked the ring from my palm and held it up closer to her, to inspect it. She touched it with only her

features. Then, in the

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

it to work. If this is what you want, Susie, you can't let it get away. You have to follow your

at the ring for another minute or two,

to see him,"

we didn't need the butler to guide us

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

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

*Susie..." her mom said.

on her. Then his gaze dropped

the word overflowing with obvious

moving closer to Susie's

a deep bow. "Please allow

parents both

am in love with your daughter,"

of her condition!"

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

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

my Beta