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

something as trivial

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

that she would exert so

like Piper was

garnered unwanted attention simply by being

the cruelty made my

favor of our kingdom’s people,

for not knowing

the future of the kingdom in mind, I could almost pretend that I was helping Piper selflessly,

goodwill with

the truth. I sent Mark to teach Piper the secret

wanted to

everyone else in the room stared in either

myself to

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left me time to ponder over other concems. Mainly, why didn’t

been Piper’s duty alone to know, but we had assigned knowledgeable maids to each of the

the harsh punishment

looked for her behind the thrones, but she was gone from

satisfied look on his face. I nodded approvingly. He did his job well,

always.

now, how quickly he

looking for someone?” he

“Lena,” I said.

comer of the ballroom. 1 saw

sir.”

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