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

talk about, actually, but I couldn’t

the way, letting him inside. I left it

blanket

to talk

You

He had to be joking, but it was so hard to

just said things and then watched

What about me?

sewing machines. He glanced through some of the fabric swatches He stopped on one, part of which I had used to make Nicholas’s wrist

didn’t

on. Again, his smile hadn’t shifted. He was insufferably

being unreadable

public support, the royal family has recently been

gifts,” he said. “I’m part

face. My throat suddenly dry, I had trouble

have to do with me?” I asked, my

swatch of fabric, this time satin,

on your own accord, but

don’t know what you

continued like I hadn’t said anything. “You were involved with the underground

out of guilt

wasn’t asking any questions. He already knew. I didn’t know how,

your wolf

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

by the royal