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 holding it

They are down in the sitting room with

your parents wouldn't have

laughed a

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

talk about

her life! Though how much it hurt to

me to give you this." I held my

looked at

her. "He wants to ask

to inspect it. She touched it with

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

even if they did. Or even if that didn't matter to me, Mark would be throwing his whole life away

get it to work. If this

the ring for another minute or two, before she

to see him,"

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

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

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

*Susie..." her mom said.

her. Then his gaze

the word overflowing with obvious

moving closer to Susie's parents,

bow. "Please allow me

both

with your daughter," Mark said. "I cannot

of her condition!"

She touched her husband's

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

this man," Nicholas said. "He is my Beta and a