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

asks for your forgiveness,” she said. “I only ever wished to preserve the sanctity

the royal throne.”

someone?” Nicholas said. “Piper could have died had her wolf not

contest. I had no reason to believe that this girl would wander alone

what happened,”

Lena bowed.

looked at each other. Neither seemed pleased by

had happened tonight.

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

be reprimanded?” Nicholas

said. All eyes

out and send in your successor. I will not

rest of this

to obey the Luna’s command, scrambling from

forehead.

as he hurried closer. “Great

you for making the choosing

fine.” The King pushed him

new open space. “We need to move into the

I whispered

just as soft. “You’ll get more

that sounded very appealing at the moment, knowing the King and Queen specifically

send me home

should

with Nicholas himself having stuck his neck out to save me. I didn’t begin to know how to thank him, or

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

party.

his head.

me to stay?

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

a simple

well,” I said.

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 girls‘ name

completed, we waited as a group while hors d’oeuvres were served, as the King’s servants pulled each girl

In the other corner, a water station was prepared beside

twice he got no farther than, “Piper, if we

was escorted

available to talk after the King has had his time

on

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

been reprimanded by the Queen for my unfashionable glove length. This time, my gloves

perfect, Charlotte had assured