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."

in my pocket near doubled, and I regretted holding it back

room with your parents," I said. Susie's eyes

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

a little

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.

"True."

parents knew who I

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

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, she deserved so many

give you this." I held my palm

looked at

her. "He wants to ask

her, to inspect it. She touched it with only

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

will never go for it," she said. "And even if they did. Or even if that didn't matter to me, Mark

get it to work. If this is what you want, Susie,

at the

to see him,"

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

help my smile. When she saw it, she smiled

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

*Susie..." her mom said.

and his on her. Then his gaze dropped to her hand, where she'd already put

word

closer to Susie's parents, closer than

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

both went wide-eyed.

am in love with your daughter," Mark said.

don't know of her

quicker. She touched her husband's arm.

baby is mine. And I would raise it as

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