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.

for any candidate to

candidate, huh? So if it was Lilliana I had

shook his head. “You are

in my chest. I knew I wasn’t special

no less each

again and again

let it go, Julian,” I

had he begun to shield his true self so

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

you can

laughed again, like everything

Julian tossed him the keys to the car

the palace.

driveway, and Brian

began to feel nervous. I rubbed a hand

“Thank you,” I said.

at something over my shoulder, refusing to meet my eyes. “I

done the same for any

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

only thing I could do

title again. Sometimes, with the way he acted, it was so difficult to think of him as a

had corrected

really hoped they hadn’t

but I was waylaid by Lena,

There won’t be an escape

do you

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

first.” I hadn’t seen her since

her health. Mornings were sometimes

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

I didn’t have a choice. I

something

corrected. T’ll

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

I noticed she was taking me closer to

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

out cushioned chairs and a table. Even a

stables, Nicholas was meeting a girl. Was this another solo

arranged?

with me here? It felt like a trap somehow,

my past relationship with her son. She never