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.

where Kirsten was sitting? That’s your spot

me to say it. He really loved

“Yes, please.”

the empty seat straight across from

present for today’s event. I immediately exhaled in relief.

beautiful,” one whispered to another. “I feel like a toad being in the same

girls‘ gossip began in earnest. None of them seemed to mind that Julian was in earshot. In fact, Julian himself seemed to encourage it, occasionally

Prince Joyce’s shoe size

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

an invitation

i

prince right away.” the girl said to

The per princes

an invitation?” Julian asked her. When she sucked in an excited breath, he leaned forward and said, “1

a few of the other girls laughed, she did too, though I wondered

meant it.

lead girls on like that. He caught my eye

totally indifferent.

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

Julian said. His chin was in his palm again, and his eyes were

girls gasped. “Why didn’t I think

had