The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0099

Linda was not that person.

Yet.. the King’s threats kept me from saying as much.

“That’s not the way the world works, Piper. At least not within the palace walls.” He faced the balcony railing, and looked out into the darkness. “If playing this game with Linda keeps you and Elva here and

safe, then that is as good a reason as any for me to follow through.”

I absolutely hated that I had no other choice but to let him.

“I’ll respect your wishes in this,” he said, “Whatever you want is what I’ll do.”

He had to do it, or the King might have me killed. All I had to do was tell him so, even though I truly

didn’t want to.

If I was alone in this world, I would tell him to turn her down flat. As it was, I had Elva. Elva needed her

mother. I couldn’t afford to be reckless with her care in jeopardy.

Yet the words he waited for did not come easily. I tried several times but could not force myself to say

them.

after a few agonizing minutes, I said, “We should think about it. Linda gave us some

use it.”

The moonlight reflected in his eyes, and they

this made me want to

to have him, even for one evening. Certainly not all of

an answer the night before the challenge,” he

relief. I hadn’t realized that I hadn’t held my breath.

I said, and hoped

and practiced my smile, we returned to the

up by now, and the King had finished with his private audiences. The King and Queen were

in their

had begun dancing on the floor with some of the honored guests who had

attend tonight. Most were personal friends of the

were also present

bring up the ratings,” Nicholas

was in the middle of the floor, dancing with one of the girls who had chosen to earn his favor during the elimination ceremony. When he spotted Nicholas and me, he ditched her right in the middle of their dance and

move.

Julian’s Beta Brian immediately guided her into the waiting arms of another single dancer. For him to have acted

out

certainly brought Julian’s behavior into question. Not that it was particularly shocking