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?”

She did not answer. It seemed even

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

the royal throne.”

Nicholas said. “Piper could have died

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 protection of a

exactly what

Lena bowed.

at each other. Neither seemed pleased by this revelation,

happened tonight.

of supposed celebration,” the King said. “We will handle

be reprimanded?” Nicholas

the King said. All eyes looked to

and send in your successor. I will not

the rest of this

the Luna’s command, scrambling from

his forehead. “What an absolute mess.”

publicist as he hurried closer. “Great news! The public

selection. They applaud you for making the choosing of Piper

yes, that’s fine.” The King

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

whispered to

replied, voice just as soft. “You’ll get

that sounded very appealing at the moment, knowing the

send

what i was doing here, Nicholas should have sent

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

I said. If I was there, I would

party.

his head. “Stay.”

me to stay?

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

simple request.

well,” I said.

remaining girls. The cameramen were setting up to record a long shot, moving one by one through the fifteen, until every girls‘

a group while 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

speak with me, twice

he was escorted

talk after the King has

on

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

the Queen for my unfashionable glove length.

Charlotte had