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

for me to say it. He really loved these

“Yes, please.”

across from him. The one

mentioned the Luna would not be present for today’s event. I immediately exhaled in relief.

another. “I

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

for the most part, not truly caring about Prince Joyce’s shoe size or the

I heard the girl beside me say,

an invitation

i

the girl said to me.

The per princes

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

the other girls laughed, she did too,

meant it.

girls on like that. He caught my eye and

totally indifferent.

that favor?” the girl directly beside Julian asked. She

palm again, and his

“Why didn’t

a little. Kirsten had also made something for