The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0070

My eyes went wide. As poor as I felt, I still pushed myself upright on the bed – until he placed a hand on

my shoulder and eased me back down.

“I won’t give up,” I told him. “I can’t.”

“I wouldn’t ask you to, except for your own safety, Piper. If you truly don’t care about being Luna, like you say, then you should care more for yourself. The people here only want to do you harm.”

“It doesn’t matter what happens to me. Can’t you see? I will stay. I’ll do anything they want to make sure

that Elva continues to get the best medical care.”

“Even if this happens again?”

“Even then.”

Crossing his arms, he let out a quiet sigh. “I’d forgotten how stubborn you could be.”

“Only with important things.”

I felt a bit strange with him standing so rigidly beside the bed while I was within it. I motioned toward the

edge of the bed.

“You can sit if you want.”

a moment, he propped himself on the very edge of the mattress,

be. “You asked me not to

I wasn’t entirely certain. I had just wanted him near. “I don’t want

sure your maids would

don’t trust

gaze focused on me again. “The

they sent me ahead without a word.” I smoothed out the blankets on

would have

why I thought

by scaring me off. “I don’t know why they can’t just

knows I’ll be the

“You seem certain.”

as a publicity stunt.

acknowledgement but

with that warmth,

fell away, and words came

can’t be happy with the way things

curious look. I

of women competing for the attention of three men is so ridiculous. And in front of

ever supposed

essential,” Nicholas said. “The royal family needs a strong public image. The fate

might depend on

lives after you

have found our mates on our own, Piper. The selection is

would have trouble finding someone to love who