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?”

did not answer. It seemed even

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

the royal throne.”

trying to kill someone?” Nicholas said. “Piper could have died had her

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

that is exactly what

Lena bowed.

each other. Neither seemed pleased by this revelation,

happened

evening of supposed celebration,” the King said. “We will handle this matter privately

be

said. All eyes looked to

uttered, “Yes. Lena, see yourself out and send in your

the rest of this evening.”

my Queen.” Lena scurried to obey the

rubbed his forehead. “What an absolute mess.”

publicist as he hurried closer. “Great news!

you for making the choosing

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

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

I whispered

as soft. “You’ll get more camers time and a personal audience with

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

send

should have sent me

Nicholas himself having stuck his neck out to save me. I didn’t begin to know how to

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

party.

shook his

wanted me

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

a simple request.

I

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

d’oeuvres were served, as the King’s servants pulled each girl one by one for her personal

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

with me, twice he got no farther than, “Piper, if

escorted away

the King has had his time to

more forcefully on the

face the King. The servants guided me to

been reprimanded by the Queen for my unfashionable

Charlotte had assured