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

be. “You asked me not to leave.

I had just wanted him near. “I don’t want to be

maids would sit with

don’t trust my

focused on me again.

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

have found

thought you should

let them win like that, by scaring me off. “I don’t

be

“You seem certain.”

know I’m only here as a publicity

hummed in acknowledgement but

was finally beginning to warm up, and with that

fell away, and words

can’t be happy with the way

a curious look. I had to

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

are you ever supposed

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

kingdom might depend

invite the public into your lives after you found

found our mates on our own, Piper. The

someone like Nicholas would have