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.

wouldn’t be right for any candidate to be disqualified because of

if it was Lilliana I had out here,

head. “You are such a

my chest. I knew I wasn’t special to

no less

again and again

let it go, Julian,” I

glanced at me, but his expression was unreadable. When had he begun to shield his true self so defensively? He hadn’t

Piper,” Julian said. “And Nicholas, if Piper gets into any trouble for this,

you can

Nicholas and me, Julian laughed again, like everything was a big

Brian approached us, Julian tossed him the

the palace.

me to the side of the driveway, and Brian drove the car

I alone, I began to feel nervous. I rubbed

“Thank you,” I said.

He kept his gaze at something over my shoulder, refusing

done the same for any

hide my hurt reaction, but I wasn’t as trained at

I could do was escape. “If you’ll excuse

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

Julian nor Nicholas had corrected

hoped they

by Lena,

are. Finally. There won’t be an escape

you mean?”

speak with the Luna. Follow me. She

seen her since she was sleeping. Reasonable

health.

high on her forehead.

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

something

corrected.

me through the palace toward the grand glass double–doors that

through the flowers and bushes, I noticed she

her entourage had arranged a tea party in the flower field near the

cushioned chairs and a table. Even

the stables, Nicholas was meeting a girl. Was this another solo date? When had

arranged?

Queen choose to meet with me here? It

her son. She never brought it up