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."

my pocket near doubled, and I regretted

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

your parents wouldn't have

a little

that his arrival at your door might open the way. My presence was required for this.

"True."

knew who I

"I talk about you often.

it hurt to hear she had such a

me to give you this." I

looked at

her.

inspect

face, softening all of her features. Then, in the next, she began to cry again. "What's the matter?" I asked her,

matter to me, Mark

I told her. "Nicholas will find a way to get it to work. If

looking at the ring for

see

With Susie leading, we didn't need the butler to

couldn't help my smile. When she saw it, she smiled too, though hers was

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

*Susie..." her mom said.

on her. Then his gaze dropped to her hand, where

he said, the word overflowing with

moving closer to Susie's parents, closer than even Nicholas was

deep bow. "Please allow me to marry

parents both

am in love with your daughter," Mark said. "I cannot

of her condition!" Susie's

She touched her

mine. And I would raise it as my child, with

my Beta and a loyal man