The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0053

Nicholas

I had no idea why I decided to help Piper. She had betrayed me in the past. By all accounts, I should

have been pleased to see her fail.

Yet, when I stood outside the sitting room and heard Lena suggest the traditional punishment for Piper, I

couldn’t stand idly by and do nothing.

The thought of Piper kneeling out in a storm, soaked, chilled, and miserable sent an unfamiliar tremor of

rage through me.

I didn’t feel strong emotions like that anymore, not since I turned off my heart three years ago. But this

hot anger had been enough to melt through my emotional freeze.

I couldn’t be detached, not with this.

Ambassador Zale had taught the royal family the secret Merfolk greeting only a few hours before. The

timing had been peculiar, almost as if he had expected us to utilize this new knowledge to help the girls

with the challenge, if we so wished.

I hadn’t intended to teach the greeting to anyone. But that had been before the Queen threatened Piper

trivial

the royal family, the Queen had said. Unlikely. She had always been fickle

never to such an extent that she would

purposeful, like Piper was being

being here, but to see my

the cruelty made

of our kingdom’s people, and yet, the Queen herself was going

not knowing her obscure, unspoken

with the future of the kingdom in mind, I could almost

goodwill with

knew the truth. I sent Mark to teach Piper the secret greeting solely because

wanted to

with Zale while everyone else in the room stared in either

to feet

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left me time to ponder over

we had assigned knowledgeable maids to

the harsh punishment for Piper Perhaps

her behind the thrones, but she was gone from her usual position near

to my side with a satisfied look on his face. I nodded approvingly. He did his job well,

always.

quickly he could

for someone?”

“Lena,” I said.

servant’s door in a comer of the

sir.”

walking in that direction. Mark, without needing the command, fell