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

if it was Lilliana I

his head. “You are such

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

no less each

again and again

let it go, Julian,” I

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

Piper

you can

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

him the keys to the

the palace.

me to the side of the driveway, and

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

“Thank you,” I said.

over my

for any of the

I should have allowed. I tried to hide my hurt reaction, but I wasn’t

could do was escape. “If

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

corrected me,

hoped they

but I was waylaid by Lena, who walked directly into

There won’t be an escape

do you

“You’ve been summoned to speak with the Luna. Follow me.

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

about her health. Mornings were

her forehead. “You intend to

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

something was

corrected. T’ll follow

through the palace toward the grand glass double–doors

the flowers and bushes, I noticed she

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

cushioned chairs and a table. Even a

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

arranged?

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

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