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."

any of this have to

soft

stage, Julian moved from beside his parents closer to the edge, as

where he was. *This has everything to do with us, Piper," Jane continued. "Surely not even you are so fool as to

she was saying,

care," I said. "But I have a wolf,

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

don't know what kind of lies you've been fed,

to take my place on the throne, once and

the bear-shifters roared. They transformed, one after

of

snapped at each other,

on the edge of a knife.

talk about this, Jane," I said. "We don't

time for talking has come and gone, sister. All

The bears pounced. The wolves

Innocent nobles ran screaming.

Veronica called, rushing toward me, while all the other candidates hurried to escape behind

royal guard, rushed to protect the King and Queen, pushing them

Julian stayed by my side, fighting

wanted to help, so tired

felt her, deep down, inching closer to the front of my mind, but in the end, she did not surface. She merely

And she wasn't alone.

her inside of me. Something large and

"Miracle?!"

my thoughts, "Accept who

I clutched my head, suddenly having an overwhelming

around me, filled with roars and growls

struggled to stand

away

knows. Quit being such a coward, Piper! Fight for your true

didn't care about my lineage, or power, or whatever

I snapped at