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."

pocket near doubled, and I regretted holding it back even this

sitting room with your parents," I

wouldn't have let him inside, he would have scaled the walls and climbed

laughed a little

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, after all,

"True."

knew who I was..." I

little. "I talk about you often. You were my

How grateful 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,

"Mark told me to give you this." I held my palm out with the ring sitting in

at it

overdue," I told her. "He wants to ask you

her, to inspect it. She

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

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

worry about that," I told her. "Nicholas will find a way to get it to work. If this is what you want,

continued looking at the ring for another

to see him,"

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

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

"Susie's father was saying. He cut himself off when Susie and I returned to

*Susie..." her mom said.

his gaze

the word overflowing with

moving closer to Susie's parents, closer

deep bow. "Please allow me to marry your

parents both

love with your daughter," Mark said. "I

know of her condition!" Susie's father

was quicker. She touched

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

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