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

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

the way, letting him inside.

her blanket fort,

to talk about?” I

You

was so hard to tell with him. His grin didn’t waver

just said things

What about me?

where we’d organized the sewing machines. He glanced through some of the fabric swatches He stopped on one, part of which I

didn’t make the

moment, then moved on. Again,

being unreadable

the royal family has recently been investigating the underground

their gifts,” he said. “I’m part of this

face. My throat suddenly dry,

have to do with me?” I

picked up another swatch of fabric, this time satin, and ran in

left the Academy on your

know what

continued like I hadn’t said anything. “You were

out of guilt for what you’d

He already knew. I

sold your wolf in exchange for a

Turning, he looked at me. “This act carries a

by the royal