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.

any candidate to be disqualified

Lilliana I had out

shook his head. “You are such

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

less

again and again

let it go, Julian,” I

his expression was unreadable. When had he begun to shield his true self so defensively? He hadn’t been

Piper gets into any trouble

So you can

and me, Julian laughed again, like everything was a

Brian approached us, Julian tossed him the keys

the palace.

driveway, and Brian drove the car

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

“Thank you,” I said.

at something over

for any of

The words cut me more than I should have allowed. I tried to hide my hurt reaction, but I wasn’t as

I could do

without his title again. Sometimes, with the way he acted, it was

nor Nicholas had corrected

really hoped

the palace, I hurried toward my room, but I was waylaid by Lena, who walked directly into my path

won’t be an escape

you

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

check on Elva first.” I hadn’t seen her since

health. Mornings were

brows rose high on her forehead. “You

put it like that, I supposed I didn’t have a choice. I would

something was

I corrected.

toward the grand glass

I noticed she was taking me

Queen and her entourage had arranged a tea

out cushioned chairs and a table. Even a

Nicholas was meeting a girl.

arranged?

to meet with me here? It felt like a trap somehow, though I was

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