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

under her blanket fort, coloring with

did you want to talk about?” I

You

blanked. He had to be joking, but it was so hard to tell

said things and then watched me

What about me?

organized the sewing machines. He glanced through some of the fabric swatches He stopped on

hoped he didn’t

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

being unreadable

family has recently been investigating the underground

gifts,” he said. “I’m part of

my face. My throat suddenly dry, I

with me?” I asked,

this time satin, and ran

the Academy on your own accord, but we

don’t know what you

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

of guilt

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

that you sold your wolf in exchange for a

he looked at me. “This act carries a heavy punishment,

the royal