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

said. “I only ever wished to preserve

the royal throne.”

said. “Piper could have died had

from finishing the contest. I had no reason to believe that this

that is exactly what

Lena bowed.

Neither seemed pleased by this revelation, or truly by anything

happened

celebration,” the King said. “We will

be reprimanded?”

said. All eyes looked to

send in your successor. I will

rest of this

scurried to obey the Luna’s command,

King rubbed his forehead. “What an absolute mess.”

hurried closer. “Great news! The

They applaud you for making the

yes, that’s fine.” The King pushed him away.

need to move into the second area now, Your Majesty, if

area?” I whispered to Nicholas.

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

of that sounded very appealing at the moment, knowing

send me

what i was doing here, Nicholas should have sent me home, Hedert vn

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

should duck out for the night,” I said.

party.

his

me to stay?

so confused. But I found that now, just like

simple

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 girls‘ name and face was shown.

group while hors d’oeuvres were served, as

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

Nicholas tried to come over to speak with me, twice he got no farther than, “Piper, if we

was escorted away by

the King has had his time

on

face the King. The servants guided me to

for my unfashionable glove length. This time, my

Charlotte had assured