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.

who held out a hand for her. She kept looking back

if she didn’t trust us

Nicholas’s piercing gaze shifted back to

right wrist, showing me the wrist guard I’d made. The one

give this

lip with my teeth. I thought of lying, or

knew the truth.

for helping Elva,” I said. I

gesture.”

struggle to see the sincerity in that.” He lowered his arm. “It’s much more likely that you are using your previous knowledge of me in an

true. If I wanted it that way, I wouldn’t have kept it a

knew I would discover the

I didn’t. I just wanted

so little of me now.

seemed

my denial seriously. He merely shook his

chasing after me, but I didn’t expect you

What did Julian have to

not up my

up your sleeve.”

interested in you, though I’m not sure why. I suppose

but he usually avoids anyone with too many

My… beauty?

Focus, Piper.

mouth to deny Julian’s attraction, but Nicholas

distance from

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