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

soft warning in

from beside his parents closer to the edge, as if he was angling to jump on Jane

head. Julian stayed where he was. *This has everything to do with us,

see what she was saying, but

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

snapped. "What you have is both. That's why we were taken. Why we were hidden.

kind of lies you've been

to take my place on the

after the next, into massive bear forms, all dark fur

guard growled in response, some of them shifting into their

and snapped at each other, but didn't attack

edge of a knife. One move, and the whole thing would

Jane," I said.

and gone, sister. All that

dropped her hand. The bears pounced.

Innocent nobles ran screaming.

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

the King and Queen, pushing them back into

my side, fighting as

wanted to help, so

of my mind, but in the end, she did

And she wasn't alone.

inside of me.

"Miracle?!"

came into my thoughts, "Accept

my head, suddenly

with roars and growls and

to

my wrists and forced my hold away from my head. Jane stood

said. "Your wolf knows. Quit being such a coward, Piper! Fight for

didn't care about my lineage, or power, or whatever else Jane wanted me to

away!" I