The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0624

The next morning, I headed down to breakfast with Elva per usual. Today, all of the girls were even more animated than usual, their voices quick and cheerful with the latest gossip, their expressions bright.

*Susie and Mark are engaged!" Tiffany said, repeating what the others have said but louder and with bigger hand

movements.

*They must have met here during the competition," Olivia reasoned. "She broke the rules by paying attention to anyone other than the princes. She could go to jail for this."

"No one is going to send her to jail," Bridget said. "Nicholas wouldn't let that happen." For once, I agreed with Bridget.

*A Beta, though?" Lilliana scoffed. "She is a lady of good upbringing. She had the opportunity to marry a prince. Why on earth would she settle for someone of lesser stock?"

*She loves him," I said. I helped Elva into her chair and then sat in mine. Susie's was empty on the other side of me, and would now stay empty for the rest of the competition.

While I would certainly miss her - I did already - I was happy that she had found someone that she loved who loved her. She would find her happiness.

I wished now that I could find mine.

At least most of the other girls seemed happy for Susie too. Tiffany, Veronica, Jessica and even Bridget thought the match acceptable.

"What does it matter if she lowers herself slightly? A love match is a beautiful thing," Jessica said.

"You would think that," Lilliana said, "Since now you have no competition for Joyce's affections."

Jessica's face went a bit red. "I wasn't saying it just because of that. Susie is a nice person. Let her have what she wants."

"I bet she's pregnant," Lilliana said flatly.

Olivia gasped, even as a smile crossed her face. "How scandalous. That would explain why her parents would be so acceptable to the match."

left no room for argument. If someone wanted to disagree with me on this, I would fight them. Susie's pregnancy did not negate from the fact that

their romance forward somewhat, but that was all it

and Susie were

one really argued with me. Not even Lilliana or Olivia, who I suspected would

you," Lilliana said. "You may be the only contender now for Prince Joyce's affections, but he's not

right idea, Jessica. Maybe you should back out as well." "Don't be jealous," Jessica snapped. She lifted her head up high. "You two will lose to Piper and Bridget,

snapped taller in their chairs. Lilliana's face went

Lilliana snapped. "What happened to Prince Joyce anyway? After he was determined to be a liar and

pale. Her cheeks stayed white for only an instant

scrunched up in

you are talking about," Jessica huffed. "You could be charged for treason for

she had to look down her nose

an innocent question," Olivia said. "Where

Veronica sunk down slightly in her chair. I tried to

to her about it in front of all these people. For now, I bit my tongue. At

berating Jessica, however, I wasn't going to sit by

said, "But he is still a prince. And Jessica will make the best princess consort out of anyone

at me,

can't believe Susie is marrying a Beta," Lilliana said, and they returned the subject to something

I joined Nicholas, Elva, and the wolves for a walk out in the yard beyond the gardens.

and I

"The one you heard

But I haven't tried shifting again

you should try. See if it comes

last time I had heard it. It

I knew that wasn't the best way to handle the situation. Just because I ignored it didn't mean it would simply go away. It would be like ignoring a medical symptom just because I didn't

Something could be wrong with me. It was better to know now rather than ignore the problem until it was too

side-eyed where Elva played with the wolves. "Stay

in seriousness. "I'm not going anywhere. You know that. I'll always be at your side, for as long as you need

need him, but I didn't