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.

wider. “Want to know where Kirsten was sitting? That’s

knew I did, but he still waited for me

“Yes, please.”

to the empty seat straight across from him. The one right beside the

would not be present for today’s event. I immediately exhaled

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

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

part, not truly caring about Prince Joyce’s shoe

beside me say, “I

an invitation

i

right away.” the girl said to me. Typically

The per princes

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

When 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.

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

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

other girls gasped. “Why didn’t I think

had also made something for