The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0059

Quickly, I exited the car, Julian sighed, threw the car into park, and got out too.

“Over here, Piper,” Nicholas said, motioning to the space beside him. Obediently, I went where he

directed.

Softly, he asked me, “Are you alright?”

The question startled me a moment. I wasn’t sure why he cared. But I assuaged his concerns. “I’m not

hurt.”

Nicholas nodded at me, then rounded on Julian. His voice was thick with fury.

“How could you do something like this? You broke all the rules. Do you not care at all that you’ve potentially endangered Piper’s candidacy for the games?”

Julian rolled his eyes. “It was just a bit of fun, Nicholas.”

“At her expense. You have nothing to lose. She could be punished for your little act of rebellion.”

My y stomach twisted uncomfortably. I hadn’t thought of the consequences like this. I’d just followed

Julian. Was I truly at risk of being expelled?

“It’s not that big of a deal. I doubt anyone noticed.”

“Everyone noticed you zoom out of here first thing in the morning. They even caught your act on

camera.” He waved toward the front gate, where I remembered seeing the camera crew earlier.

Julian glanced from Nicholas to me, and then back again. His smile turned cat–like.

“Just a short while ago, Piper was telling me that you didn’t care about her anymore. Yet here you are,

coming to her rescue like a perfect knight in shining armor.”

Nicholas stiffened. “I don’t care.”

I lowered my head.

“Then why so serious, dear brother?” Julian asked.

candidate to be disqualified because of your

huh? So if it was Lilliana I had out here, you’d

his head. “You are

chest. I knew I wasn’t special to Nicholas anymore, but

no less

again and again

it go, Julian,”

he begun to shield his true self so defensively?

if Piper gets into any trouble for this, I’ll take the

So you can

between Nicholas and me, Julian laughed again,

Beta Brian approached us, Julian tossed him the keys to the

the palace.

me to the side of the driveway, and

I began to feel nervous. I

“Thank you,” I said.

something over my shoulder, refusing to meet

same for any of the

I should have allowed. I tried to hide my hurt reaction, but I wasn’t as trained at concealing

thing I could do

addressed Julian without his title again. Sometimes, with the way he acted, it was so difficult to think of

neither Julian nor Nicholas had corrected me, so

hoped they hadn’t

palace, I hurried toward my room, but I was waylaid by Lena, who walked directly into my

you are. Finally. There won’t be an escape this

you mean?”

with the Luna. Follow me. She

first.” I hadn’t seen her since she was sleeping. Reasonable or

her health. Mornings

of Lena’s brows rose high on her forehead. “You intend to keep your

I didn’t have a choice. I would have

something was

corrected.

led me through the palace toward the grand glass double–doors that led out into the

bushes, I noticed she

had arranged a tea party in

had brought out cushioned chairs and a table. Even

the stables, Nicholas was meeting a girl. Was this another

arranged?

me here? It felt

of my past relationship with her son. She never brought