The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0635

"What are you doing here, Jane?" I demanded. "What do you want?"

I had mixed feelings, seeing my sister alive and well before me. Last time I had seen her, she had been falling off a balcony, death imminent.

She wasn't the little girl that had followed along in my shadow anymore, I knew that. She had proven time and time again that she only meant pain and hardship for Elva, me, and everyone else who dared to care about us.

I shouldn't care at all whether she lived or died.

But... I still did.

Despite everything. Despite how she tried to kill me, how she had been so close to succeeding.... she was still my sister.

I wanted her in jail, facing punishment for all of the terrible things she had done to me and to others. But I also wanted her alive.

Seeing her... tears welled in my eyes. I blinked them back, needing to be strong in this moment. Nicholas had just proposed, which put me in line to be the next Luna. I couldn't hide now. I had to stand tall and show myself worthy of such an honor.

*This is a private party," I said.

Jane laughed a little. "Too private for your own sister to attend?"

*Who are all these people?" I asked, ignoring her dig at me.

Nicholas squeezed me. He kept one arm around my waist as we faced off against my sister. He turned toward me, while keeping his gaze on Jane, as he said, "Bears."

That explained their height, I supposed. Most of them seemed well over six foot. Only Hawk was closer to Jane's height. Though he was no bear, but a sorcerer.

At the same moment, guards flooded into the ballroom from the staircase. Jane made no threats. She simply watched it happen.

Odd.

My nerves prickled. Something was going on here more than a simple assault.

*Jane," I said, more commanding. "Tell us what you want."

*To tell you a story," Jane said. "Of a missing bear princess, who was brought with her twin sister across the border and hidden within wolf territory. They were stolen, denied their true heritage, and forced to live in squalor. And for what? For fear of their strength."

of this have to

said, a soft warning in

the edge, as if

was. *This has everything to do with us, Piper,"

see what she was saying, but it was

grew up in foster care," I

Jane snapped. "What you have is both. That's why we were

what kind of lies you've

Piper. And I'm ready to take my place on the throne, once

bear-shifters roared. They transformed, one after the

in response, some of them shifting

snapped at each other,

a knife. One move, and the

about this, Jane," I said. "We don't need to go to

come and gone, sister. All that is left is

hand. The bears pounced. The wolves

Innocent nobles ran screaming.

the other candidates hurried to escape

rushed to protect the King and Queen, pushing them

side, fighting as they

wanted to help, so

front of my mind, but in

And she wasn't alone.

with her inside

"Miracle?!"

came into my thoughts,

understand! I clutched my

battle raged around me, filled with

to

grabbed my wrists and forced my hold away from my

Quit being such a coward, Piper! Fight

an end to this war. I didn't care about my lineage, or power, or whatever else Jane

away!" I snapped