The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0104

I pushed the horse as fast as she could go. My wolf was here, I could feel it.

But then, suddenly, it felt further away. It was leaving me!

In the driveway beyond the house, a car started to drive away. I pulled at the reins, guiding the horse in

that direction.

Faster, faster. We were going to lose it!

The horse huffed with each heavy exhale. Its hooves clattered against the concrete driveway. We followed the car as it pulled out onto the road, slipping straight through the rod–iron gate that had opened

for the car.1

Julian was right behind me. He’d stopped calling for me and instead now followed my lead.

We chased that car. The windows were tinted, I couldn’t see inside. But I knew my wolf was there. It was

so close, I could have cried.

But then the road reached a straight stretch, and the car accelerated to a faster speed than my horse

had any chance of matching.

The distance expanded, adding yard after yard, until the car was on the horizon line, and my horse was

slowing from exhaustion.

I watched the car go, even long after it was out of sight. Inside my chest, the tether between me and my

wolf stretched and stretched, until it finally snapped and was gone.

Julian dismounted quickly beside me. “We have to get off the road.”

As I stood there in shock, he grabbed the reins of my horse as well as his own, and led both away from

the road and into the forest brush alongside it.

I was numb. I couldn’t move.

For one brief moment, I had felt my wolf again. Now, as before, I was empty.

Julian, a man determined, carefully guided our horses deeper into the woods. He didn’t say a word the

entire time

He could have been mad at me, I wasn’t sure. Whenever I had seen Julian mad in the past, typically at

Nicholas, he had lashed out with a sharp smirk and barbed insults. This silence was something new.

In the depths of the forest, we reached a small grassy patch. Julian stopped, and the horses began to

“Can you get down?” Julian asked me. “We need to let the horses rest for a few moments. We pushed them pretty hard.”

I understood and slowly dismounted the mare.

in that moment; it was clear they

your wolf,” he said. “In that

shouldn’t have –”

react that way.

be reunited.”

have explained it even if I tried. Instead, I hooked my fingers together and sunk

carved out, hollow inside.

Julian fiddled with his phone, but he seemed

signal out

we lost?” I

can get us back from here, but it won’t be so secret if I can’t coordinate with Brian. We’re way off the prepared route, and I

to cause trouble. I just… I felt a pull,

hand down his face and then sighed dramatically.

settle for Plan B.”

“What’s plan B?”

He winked.

“Julian.”

“Trust me, Piper.”

far too manipulative, always watchful, always scheming. And

and

Nicholas,” I

his heart.

unwilling to admit how this banter helped me feel a bit better.

my trust yet.”

smirked. It was nice to see him back to his usual self. “I’m likely the most untrustworthy man you will

Chapter 0105

longer, until the horses were rested, then

whose palace was that?” I tried asking, hoping

will have established great trust between us,” he said, evasive as ever.

I sighed.

me. “You won’t believe me, but I’m only not telling you for your own protection. I

this further before I reveal too much.”

so I could just look it up. As it was, I was at the mercy of whatever information Julian wanted

the palace, Julian suggested we once

to text

to be sneaky.

moment we walked our horses toward the paddock, a camera crew rushed toward us as if they had been waiting for our return. Cameras pushed

questions.

us about your secret rendezvous!”

risk, breaking the rules to see the prince?”

you think what you’ve done is fair

my shoulders. “Come now, guys. This is no big secret. Hasn’t it been

Piper is my favorite?”

already been blindsided by the cameras

an absurd

flashed me a wide, cocksure grin that seemed to say, Play

that true? Are

wasn’t a good liar. “…

plum. Julian nuzzled against my cheek. It took everything I had not to

I

unattractive man, but this was too close, too much. Especially because I knew he was