The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0027

During the next official banquet, I stopped just inside the entrance of the dining room. The girl who had

sitting in my seat beside Nicholas.

shoved Elva that first day w

Julian, sitting nearest the door, rested his elbow on the table and his chin in his palm. He grinned at me

with a toothy smile, much the way a cat would look at a mouse it had planned to eat. Eventually. After

playing with it, of course.

I

“My brother Nicholas personally invited Kirsten to take that seat,” he said. “It makes sense, I guess. We

are supposed to get to know all the girls here, and he’s already well–acquainted with you.”

Some of the girls around us perked up at that bit of gossip.

“Be truthful,” I said, hoping he’d notice the emphasis and keep secrets instead.

“Want to know where Kirsten was sitting? That’s your spot

but he still waited for me to

“Yes, please.”

the empty seat straight across from him. The

for today’s event. I immediately exhaled in

so regal and beautiful,” one whispered to another. “I feel like a toad

earnest. None of them seemed to mind that Julian was in earshot. In fact, Julian himself

Joyce’s shoe size or the best time to

right back in, however, when I heard the girl beside me say, “I can’t believe Kirsten is the first

an invitation

i

a prince right away.” the girl

The per princes

Julian asked her. When she sucked in an excited breath, he leaned forward and said, “1 invite you to sit right where you are

other girls laughed, she

meant it.

He shouldn’t lead girls on like

totally indifferent.

to earn that favor?” the girl directly beside Julian asked. She looked relieved now, having been nervous a moment ago, at the height

his palm again, and his eyes were on me. “Kirsten made him

other girls gasped. “Why didn’t I think

had also made