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.

right for any candidate to be disqualified because of your careless

Lilliana I had

head. “You are such

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

no less

again and again

it go, Julian,” I said.

was unreadable. When had he begun to shield his true self so defensively? He hadn’t been like this when we’d

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

So you can

Nicholas and me, Julian laughed again, like

him the keys to the car and

the palace.

ushered me to the side of the driveway, and Brian

I alone, I began to feel nervous. I

“Thank you,” I said.

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

for any of

to hide my hurt reaction, but I wasn’t as trained at concealing my emotions as he

could do was escape. “If you’ll excuse

I was walking away did 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 a

neither Julian nor Nicholas had corrected me, so maybe they hadn’t noticed…

hoped they hadn’t

my room, but I was waylaid by Lena, who walked directly into my path and stopped,

There won’t be

you

speak with the Luna. Follow me. She

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

health. Mornings were

rose high on her forehead. “You intend to keep your Queen

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

something was

corrected. T’ll

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

through the flowers and bushes, I noticed she was

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

chairs and a table. Even

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

arranged?

here? It felt like

wasn’t aware of my past relationship with her son. She never