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."

near doubled, and

in the sitting room with your

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

a

door might open the way. My presence was required for this. It is,

"True."

knew who I was..."

talk about you often.

life! Though how much it hurt to hear she had such a hard time getting friends. She was so sweet and kind, she deserved so

told me to give you this." I held my palm

at it and

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

held it up closer to her, to inspect it. She

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

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

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

blinked away the tears. She continued looking at the ring for

want to see

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

help my smile. When

Prince Nicholas, as I've consistently said "Susie's father was

*Susie..." her mom said.

Mark, and his on her. Then his gaze dropped to

the word overflowing with

stepped forward, moving closer to Susie's parents,

a deep bow.

both went

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

know of her

mother was quicker. She touched her husband's arm.

is mine. And I would raise it as my

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