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, and I regretted holding it back even

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

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,

"True."

parents knew who I was..." I

talk about you

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

told me to give you this." I

at

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

closer to her, to inspect it.

features. Then, in the next, she began to cry again.

Or even if that didn't matter to me,

her. "Nicholas will find a way to get it to work. If this is what you want, Susie, you can't let it get away. You have to follow your

away the tears. She continued looking at the ring for another minute or two,

see

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

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

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

*Susie..." her mom said.

her. Then his gaze dropped to

word overflowing with obvious

forward, moving closer to Susie's parents, closer than

said, dropping into a deep bow. "Please allow me to marry

both went

am in love with your daughter," Mark said. "I cannot live without

don't know of her condition!"

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

"The baby is mine. And I would raise

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