The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0100

“No,” Nicholas said.

Julian, still bowing, shot him a glare. “I wasn’t asking you, brother. In case that wasn’t obvious.”

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“She will not dance with you, because she is about to dance with me.” Nicholas said.

Julian straightened upright. “Is that what was happening here? Because, to me, it appeared as if you two were awkwardly standing near each other and only barely talking.”

That description didn’t sound so different from some of the royal dances I knew, but I decided not to

point that out.

“Even if we were only talking, you must admit how exceedingly rude it is to interrupt,” Nicholas said.

“Rude, maybe,” Julian said. “But necessary, if I’m to save Piper from an evening of boredom.”

“Perhaps we should ask the lady to choose for herself,” Nicholas said. He looked at me.

Julian did too. “Well, Piper? Which of us will it be?”

presence. I’d given him quite the shock tonight, I was sure, with revelation after

as I glanced out over the room, I felt two pairs of eyes pressing down onto me. One pair belonged to Linda, who downed an entire champagne flute while

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me from atop his throne. He wore no expression, but a chill struck through me under the intensity of his eyes. He was judgmental and observant. I had no way of knowing if he knew

Linda’s ultimatum.

couldn’t take the chance either way. So I held out my hand and accepted Julian’s

my hand in both of

just stared a moment, a touch of

sore loser, brother.” Julian’s grin sharpened. “Wouldn’t want the whole room to see

jealous you are.”

Nicholas schooled his

the words, even though it had no real reason to. Nicholas and I

jealous,

Julian tugged on my hand, pulling me out onto the dance floor. As he held my hand with one of his,

up fairly easily. With Julian twirling me around the dance floor, I noticed Linda and the King

His eyes never left us for long, even as other girls approached to speak

braced myself for whatever observation he was about to make. “You and Nicholas

swallowed thickly. “I don’t know

there’s definitely been a change in him.” Julian tilted his

in you, too.”

Julian, holding me upright, guided me into