The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0093

The Luna audibly gasped. Some of the girls around me started screaming. Guards quickly moved in to usher them from the room. I was urged forward.

“End the program,” the King shouted. “Now.”

The cameras immediately shut off.

Before I could reach the staircase and earn my favor from the prince of my choice, my path was blocked

with a very angry King and Queen,

“Nicholas!” the King shouted.

“What have you done?” the Luna cried.

Nicholas quickly came down the staircase to join me at my side. I stared at him, bewildered.

“You heard the public,” he said. “This is what they wanted, even if you were too bullheaded to see it.”

“Careful,” the King said.

“Piper won the people’s favor. More, she won the game by the rules we’d assigned.”

“I can do one better than that, even,” Julian said, jumping down from the stage. He carried

my broken

bow in his hands. Where had he gotten it? Had his Beta kept it hidden for him?

He threw it down into the space between the King and Queen, and me and Nicholas.

“She excelled even when our own staff tried to have her killed,” Julian said.

“Our staff?” the Luna gasped.

“Who?” the King demanded.

Julian and Nicholas both shifted their gazes to where Lena was tucked in the Queen’s shadow.

Her face went pale.

Julian smirked, “Anything to say, Lena?”

She seemed set, like she had no intention of moving. The Queen herself motioned her forward.

“Is this true?” The Luna motioned to the broken bow. “Is this your doing?”

It seemed even she

said. “I only ever wished

the royal throne.”

trying to kill someone?” Nicholas said. “Piper could have died had her wolf not stepped in.”

I only wished to keep her from finishing the contest. I had no reason to believe that this girl would wander alone into the forest without the

what happened,”

Lena bowed.

Queen looked at each other. Neither seemed

had happened

celebration,” the King said. “We will handle this matter privately

be

King said. All eyes looked to the Queen.

out and send in your

of this

to obey the Luna’s

King rubbed his forehead.

closer. “Great news! The public has now approved

for making the choosing of Piper so

fine.” The King pushed

producer quickly filled the new open space. “We need to move into the second area

I whispered to Nicholas.

holding a small party for those that remain,” Nicholas replied, voice just as soft. “You’ll get more camers time and a personal audience with

that sounded very appealing at the moment, knowing the King

send me

i was doing here, Nicholas should have sent me home, Hedert

I was, one of the 15 remaining girls, with Nicholas himself having stuck his neck out to

I said. If I was there, I would

party.

his head.

wanted me to stay?

confused. But I found that now, just like three years

a simple request.

well,” I said.

into the ballroom. The servants directed me to join the line of remaining girls. The cameramen were setting up to record a long shot, moving one

hors d’oeuvres were served, as the King’s servants pulled each

orchestra was setting up. In the other corner, a water station was prepared beside a table of champagne bottles

to come over to speak with me, twice he

escorted away

to talk after the King has had his time

more forcefully on the

turn to face the King. The servants guided me to a familiar sitting room

my unfashionable glove length. This

had assured me.