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?”

not answer. It seemed even she couldn’t lie to

“I only ever wished

the royal throne.”

someone?” Nicholas said. “Piper could have died had her wolf

intend her physical harm. 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 protection of a prince.”

what

Lena bowed.

Neither seemed pleased

happened

an evening of supposed celebration,” the King

be

King said. All eyes looked to the Queen.

yourself out and send in your successor. I will not see

of this evening.”

to obey the Luna’s command, scrambling from the

forehead. “What

Majesty,” called the publicist as he hurried closer. “Great news! The public

you for making the choosing of Piper

yes, that’s fine.” The King

filled the new open space. “We need to move into the

I whispered to

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

appealing at the moment,

send me

here, Nicholas should have sent me home, Hedert

out to save me. I didn’t begin to know how to thank him,

I should duck out for the night,” I said. If

party.

shook his head.

me to stay?

found that now, just like three years ago,

simple

I

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

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

was setting up. In the other corner, a water station was prepared

come over to speak with me, twice he

escorted away

King has had his time to

more forcefully on

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

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

perfect, Charlotte had