The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0036

Her fury, which I had caused to heighten for a moment, quickly smoothed out again. Her grin returned,

wide and sharp.

“I should have known you were the one who made that sad little gift. It was so simple, so… fashion-

backwards. I had been ready to apologize for its very existence, before the prince made his small mix up.”

Nhad spent hours crafting that wrist guard for the prince. I had purposefully made the design simplistic, knowing Nicholas would prefer it that way. Flashy clothes were never his style.

That Kirsten didn’t know that only showed how little she understood the prince she chased.

“If you wanted him to know it was from you, you should have given it to him directly,” Kirsten said. “That

you didn’t only shows that you knew he would reject it. Just like he’ll reject you, very soon.”

“You shouldn’t have taken credit –”

“It’s too late, Piper. No one will ever believe you made it. Not now. Not against my word. Although…” She

tapped her finger to her chin and looked at Lena. “I think I know a fitting punishment.”

“Oh?” Lena lifted a brow.

continue making gifts for Prince Nicholas, Kirsten said. “Gifts that I

one gift might arise suspicion eventually. But many gifts would surely lead me into his

graces.”

sharp grin on me. “And then I will be Luna.” She laughed. “Maybe I’ll keep you

locked down in the dungeons.

from behind me,

whole posture shifted. She lost her spiteful

hold me, but their

seemed unchanged, her vicious eyes searing into mine. “Then I can get rid

be doing no such

knew that

wide. She straightened. “Your

my head, I watched Nicholas push through the trees and come to stand

face was a mask of cool indifference as he took in the scene

to

gave away his inner

Nicholas’s hand. She pointed at one of the guard. “Let go of Mommy,

meanie!”

The

up at

Nicholas asked. “You

the guards‘ hands fell away from me. They’d

when they released me

of falling. I just needed to

the distance between us in a heartbeat.