The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0628

*Julian wants me, Tiffany, and Veronica to escort him to the nearby small town to search for information about the missing princesses. He asked me to invite you too," I said, although I thought I had been clear the first time.

Yet as I said the words once more, Nicholas's frown grew deeper and his brow lowered.

"I need to speak with my brother," he grumbled and walked away from me to storm down the hallway I had just walked up to speak with him.

"Nicholas?" I called, as I turned to follow him. His behavior had been tense from the beginning today, but I hadn't expected this simple request to make everything that much worse for Nicholas.

Nicholas didn't look back, not acknowledging me at all, so I eventually stopped and looked after him unsure what to do.

I didn't know what his problem was? I guessed I should leave him be, let him and Julian duke this out in their usual way.

But I was worried about Nicholas and how quick to fury this new stress could make him.

I hesitated only for a moment before I hurried to follow him, albeit more secretly this time. I didn't call out again. And I waited around the corner for Nicholas to disappear in a hallway, before hurrying down that hallway after him.

Eventually, I reached the outside of the sitting room that we had turned into our investigation headquarters. I stood out of side, hiding in the hallway beside the open door.

From within, I heard Nicholas's raised voice, and Julian's cooler one.

"You are planning a trip?" Nicholas said loudly, angrily. "After everything we learned?"

*So there was a bear in the woods," Julian said. "That doesn't mean we are under attack."

"It's enough reason to be cautious!"

I sucked in a sharp breath. Elva had been right, listening to the wolves. She'd heard them talk about a bear. Had Nicholas known this entire time? Had been downplaying it to keep us safe?

could risk the lives and well-being of Piper and the others for this?"

said. He was calmer than Nicholas, but his own frustration was starting to seep into his own voice. "I am working on

on it yourself. You don't

"They've helped me this far. I'm not just bringing them for the hell of it, brother. I genuinely

don't need them,"

on my own. However, it remains that this is too important to fuck up. I need more eyes on this,

"It's too dangerous."

on Tiffany and Veronica." Julian sighed. "Listen, I will admit it's dangerous. But

Nicholas didn't say anything.

stand tall and speak my own mind. It is worth the risk, especially since we don't know for sure that anything will happen. I would walk into danger if it had a chance

I stepped into that room, they would know of my presence,

join us, Piper,"

blood drained from my face. I froze. Maybe

your shadow on

had been so worried about Nicholas that I hadn't taken the time to properly

a steadying breath, I stepped out of my hiding spot

yet even as I came to stand beside him,

I was

my head in shame. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have

me. "Who cares about any of that?

a withering glance. "You already

him, even though I could admit he was intimidating. I loved him, and though he hadn't admitted love for me, he

would never hurt me,

hurting me slightly with his desire to protect me. I didn't

about the bear?" I asked him. "Even when Elva suggested