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

I pulled back the door all the way, letting

her blanket fort, coloring with

did you want to talk

You

but it was so hard to tell with him. His grin didn’t waver one way

just said things and

What about me?

to where we’d organized the sewing machines. He glanced through some of the

hoped he didn’t make

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

being unreadable

public support, the royal family has

he said. “I’m part of this

from my face. My

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

swatch of fabric, this time satin, and ran in through

on your own accord, but we both know

know what

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

guilt for what you’d

questions. He already knew. I

I’ve gathered shows that you sold your

Turning, he looked at me.

by the royal