The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0031

The new maid made me so uneasy that I sent both away whenever I could. Where I had appreciated the. steady comfort of the quiet maid’s presence and enjoyed the conversations with the talkative one, this new maid seemed to be constantly watching me, even while I dozed.

“Don’t you need help babysitting?” the strange maid asked as I ushered them both to the door. I would have like the quiet one to stay, but couldn’t think of a reason that would only excuse one and not the

other.

I’m perfectly capable,” I said and said goodbye at the door.

I was just about to close it when a voice called out. “Piper!”

I knew that voice. Julian.

Maybe I could pretend I hadn’t heard him?

I started to close the door again, but he caught it. He wedged his way into the partially opened door and

smirked at me like he knew exactly what I was doing.

“That’s not very nice, Piper.”

“I don’t know what you mean.”

His smile only grew. “May I come in? We have a lot to talk about.”

I

sure we had all that much to talk about, actually, but I couldn’t tell him that

I pulled back the door all the way, letting him inside. I left

her blanket fort, coloring

did you want to talk

You

to be joking, but it was so hard to tell with him. His grin didn’t waver

He always just said things and

What about me?

and walked to where we’d organized the sewing machines. He glanced through some of the fabric swatches He stopped on one, part of which I had used to make Nicholas’s

hoped he didn’t

it a moment, then moved on. Again, his smile hadn’t shifted. He was insufferably good

being unreadable

royal family has recently been investigating the

said. “I’m part

from my face. My throat suddenly dry,

that have to do with me?” I asked, my voice

of fabric, this time

on your

know

said anything. “You were involved with the underground trade, and left

out of guilt for

wasn’t asking any questions. He already knew.

you sold your wolf

the satin fabric. Turning, he looked at me. “This act carries a heavy

the royal