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.

for any candidate to be disqualified because of your careless

Lilliana I had out here, you’d still

shook his head. “You

a crackle in my chest. I knew I wasn’t special to Nicholas anymore, but to

less each

again and again

it go, Julian,”

had he begun to shield his true self so

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

So you can

laughed again, like everything was

tossed him the keys to the

the palace.

to the side of the driveway, and Brian drove

nervous. I rubbed a hand up and down

“Thank you,” I said.

thank me.” He kept his gaze at something over my shoulder, refusing to meet my eyes.

for any

words cut me more than I should have allowed. I tried to hide my hurt reaction, but I

thing I could do was

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

Julian nor Nicholas had corrected me, so

hoped

room, but I was waylaid by Lena, who walked directly

Finally. There won’t

do you mean?”

speak with the Luna. Follow me. She is in

should check on Elva first.” I hadn’t seen her since she was sleeping. Reasonable or

her health. Mornings

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

she put it like that, I supposed I didn’t have a

if something

corrected.

toward the grand glass double–doors

noticed she was taking me closer to the

a tea party in the flower field near the

had brought out cushioned chairs and a table. Even a table

meeting a girl. Was this

arranged?

why would the Queen choose to meet with me here? It felt like

wasn’t aware of my past relationship with her son. She