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?”

her head. She did not answer. It seemed even she

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

the royal throne.”

could have died had her wolf not

had no reason to believe that this

exactly what

Lena bowed.

looked at each other. Neither seemed pleased by this

happened tonight.

an evening of supposed celebration,” the King said. “We

she will be reprimanded?” Nicholas

said. All eyes looked to

she uttered, “Yes. Lena, see yourself out and send in your successor. I will not see

of this evening.”

the

King rubbed his forehead. “What an absolute

hurried closer. “Great news! The public has now

selection. They applaud you for making the

fine.” The King pushed him away.

open space. “We need to move into

area?” I whispered to

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

very appealing at the moment, knowing the

to send

doing here, Nicholas should have sent me

15 remaining girls, with Nicholas himself having stuck his neck out to save

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

party.

shook his

wanted me to stay?

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

simple request.

well,” I said.

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

a group while hors d’oeuvres were served, as the King’s

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

me, twice

was escorted

available to talk after the King has had his time to speak

forcefully on the

face the King. The

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

Charlotte had assured