The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0040

Piper couldn’t think I was running away from her, despite that being exactly what I was doing.

I’d never let her know she had any power over me still.

If she knew, she’d likely use it against me. I continued to suspect that she was only here for nefarious

purposes

Her presence couldn’t have been a coincidence, despite what she said.

Mark caught up with me in the driveway near one of the royal family’s cars. He’d been my Beta a long time. There weren’t many things I didn’t tell him about.

Piper included.

“She’s not like how I pictured her,” Mark said now. “When you mentioned her before, I thought she might actually have cloven hoofs and a tail. A devil, for sure. But meeting her, she seems…. nice.”

“Don’t be deceived.” Like I had been.

I couldn’t let Piper get her hooks into me again. Yet even as I thought it, I could feel my dormant. attachment to her pushing against the outer edges of my heart, trying to make its way back in.

Mark seemed pensive, like he wanted to say more but held himself back.

Beta, but he was also my friend and confidant. He was the only person around me anymore with whom I could talk to without having

speak your mind,”

she’s arrived. Almost more… open, I

hid my

more easily. You’re more present in the moment, instead of just standing there going through

him with a flat

expression became sheepish “You told

said. “That doesn’t mean that I have to

yourself. Next time you are around her, watch how fast your

“Ridiculous.”

be true. I wouldn’t

fall into Piper’s trap again. She’d

For him to say these things, meant he had

she was

frivolous entanglements like love. That wasn’t an indulgence

I hid my identity to attend the

had to do. Even if

made my move. With Mark’s reluctant help, we had dwindled down the perfect candidate for what I planned to

She was petite and soft–spoken. Her demeanor

out of place. She seemed a bit demure for my tastes, but

about what would be best

Luna, I reasoned. I ignored the way that thought made my

for the banquet that night,