The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 38

Chapter 0038

Lena pressed a hand to her face.

“Lena, we will speak about your part in this later.” Nicholas said, dismissing her.

“Yes, Sir.” Lena, keeping her eyes on the ground, quickly turned and walked back toward the palace.

Elva, who had been hiding behind my skirts, peeked her head out. “Is it over? No more loud yelling?”

“I

“It’s over,” I told her, but then looked up at Nicholas, whose tight expression had not relaxed. “I think.”

“Mark“” Nicholas called out⠀⠀

Mark emerged from the tree line. He had been close and ready. Likely he had planned to jump out if he

had been needed.

Nicholas lowered himself down to one knee to speak to Elva. “Elva, do you mind playing with Mark for a

minute while I speak with your mother?”

Elva seemed unsure. She looked up at me.

I smiled and nodded, giving her support.

she walked over to Mark, who held out a hand for her. She kept looking back at

she didn’t trust us

of earshot, Nicholas’s piercing gaze shifted back

guard I’d made. The one he now knew

this to

my bottom lip with my teeth. I thought of lying,

knew the truth.

Elva,” I said. I motioned toward the

gesture.”

sincerity in that.” He lowered his arm. “It’s much more likely that you are using your

it that way,

would

didn’t. I just

at my patience. He thought so

earlier seemed

take my denial seriously. He merely

chasing after me, but I didn’t expect you to now have Julian up

What did Julian have to do with

up my sleeve,” I

up your sleeve.”

I’m not sure why. I suppose your beauty would be enough to catch

he usually avoids anyone with too many strings

My… beauty?

Focus, Piper.

attraction, but Nicholas

distance

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