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?”

answer. It seemed

for your forgiveness,” she said. “I only ever

the royal throne.”

could have died

I only wished to keep her from finishing the contest. I had no reason to believe that this girl would wander alone into

that is exactly what

Lena bowed.

Neither seemed pleased by this revelation,

had happened tonight.

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

she will be reprimanded?”

eyes looked to

yourself out and send in your successor. I

the rest of

obey the Luna’s

his forehead.

he hurried closer.

making the choosing of Piper

yes, that’s fine.” The King

“We need to move into the second area now, Your Majesty,

area?” I whispered to Nicholas.

as

appealing at the moment, knowing the King and Queen specifically had

send

here, Nicholas should have sent me

of the 15 remaining girls, with Nicholas himself having stuck his neck out to save me. I didn’t begin to

think maybe I should duck out for the night,” I said. If I was there, I would

party.

his head. “Stay.”

wanted me

found that now, just like three years ago, I had

a simple request.

well,” I said.

as we were led 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 by one through the fifteen, until every

group while hors d’oeuvres were served, as the King’s servants pulled each girl one by one for her personal meeting.

In the other corner, a water station was prepared beside a table of

speak with me, twice he

was escorted away by Nathan,

will be available to talk after the King has had his time

forcefully on the

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

Queen for my unfashionable glove length.

perfect, Charlotte had