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

Lilliana I had out here, you’d

his head. “You are such

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

less each

again and again

let it go, Julian,”

unreadable. When had he begun to shield

Piper gets into any trouble for this,

So you

me, Julian laughed again,

approached us, Julian tossed him the keys

the palace.

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

nervous. I

“Thank you,” I said.

kept his gaze at something over my shoulder, refusing to meet my eyes.

for any of the

cut me more than I should have allowed. I tried to hide my hurt reaction, but I wasn’t as trained at concealing my emotions as he

I could do was escape.

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

had corrected me, so maybe they hadn’t

really hoped

room, but I was waylaid by Lena, who walked

won’t be an

do you

summoned to speak with the

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

her health. Mornings were sometimes

Lena’s brows rose high on her forehead. “You

didn’t have a choice. I would have to trust the nanny

something was

corrected. T’ll follow

toward the grand glass double–doors that led out into the gardens.

weaved through the flowers and bushes, I noticed she was taking me closer

tea party in the

cushioned chairs and a table. Even

girl. Was this another solo date?

arranged?

me here? It felt like a trap somehow, though

past relationship with her