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

was Lilliana I had out here, you’d still

shook his head. “You are such a

felt a crackle in my chest. I knew I wasn’t

no less

again and again

go,

glanced at me, but his expression was unreadable. When had he begun to shield

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

you

me, Julian laughed

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

the palace.

the driveway, and Brian drove

alone, I began to feel nervous. I rubbed a hand up and down

“Thank you,” I said.

over my shoulder, refusing to meet

the same for

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

thing I could do

noticed I had addressed Julian without his title again. Sometimes, with the way he

Nicholas had corrected

hoped

but I was waylaid by Lena, who walked

Finally. There won’t be

you mean?”

been summoned to speak with the Luna. Follow me. She

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

health. Mornings

her

like that, I supposed I didn’t have a choice. I would have to

something

I corrected. T’ll

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

through the flowers and bushes, I noticed

and her entourage had arranged a tea party

and a table. Even a table

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

arranged?

with me here? It felt like a trap somehow, though I

relationship with her son. She never brought it up before, if she