The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 59

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.

any candidate to be disqualified because of your careless

huh? So if it was Lilliana

head. “You are

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

no less

again and again

go, Julian,” I said.

he begun to shield his true self so defensively? He hadn’t been like this

Piper gets into any trouble for this, I’ll

So you can

me, Julian laughed again, like everything was a

tossed him the keys to the

the palace.

the driveway, and Brian drove the car

feel nervous. I rubbed a hand

“Thank you,” I said.

gaze at something over my

the same for any of

than I should have allowed. I tried to hide my hurt reaction, but

thing I could do was escape. “If

again. Sometimes, with the way he acted, it was

nor Nicholas had corrected me, so maybe they hadn’t noticed…

hoped

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

Finally. There won’t be an

you

smug. “You’ve been summoned to speak with the

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

her health.

her forehead. “You intend to keep your

have a choice. I would have

something was

I corrected. T’ll

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

flowers and bushes, I noticed she was taking

a tea party in the flower field near

chairs and a table. Even a

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

arranged?

meet with me here? It felt

her son.

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