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.

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

for me to

“Yes, please.”

empty seat straight across from him. The one right beside the queen’s

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

another. “I feel like a toad being

and was seated, the girls‘ gossip began in earnest. None of them seemed to mind that Julian was in earshot. In fact, Julian

Joyce’s shoe size or the best time to catch Mark alone to ask him

the girl beside me

an invitation

i

prince right away.” the girl said to

The per princes

breath,

girls laughed, she did too, though I wondered

meant it.

He shouldn’t lead girls on like that. He

totally indifferent.

the girl directly beside Julian asked. She looked relieved now, having been nervous a moment

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

girls gasped. “Why

Kirsten had also made something for