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

as trivial

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

to such an extent that she would exert so vicious

like Piper was

known she’d garnered unwanted attention simply by being here, but to see my own family

the cruelty made my

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

them for not knowing her

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

to gamer goodwill

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

wanted to

while everyone else

myself to

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left me time to ponder

duty alone to know, but we had

to suggest the harsh

looked for her behind the thrones, but she

side with a satisfied look on his face.

always.

how quickly he could tell something

looking for someone?” he

“Lena,” I said.

toward a discreet servant’s door in a comer

sir.”

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