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.

Nicholas in that moment; it was clear they were brothers,

felt your wolf,” he

I shouldn’t have –”

that you might react that way. I could

to be reunited.”

Instead, I

felt carved out, hollow inside.

stood there in silence again. Julian fiddled with his phone, but he

signal out

lost?” I

but it won’t be so secret if I can’t coordinate with Brian. We’re way off the prepared route, and I don’t dare go back that way. Those at the mansion will be looking for

truly hadn’t meant to cause trouble. I just… I felt a pull, and

a hand down his face and then sighed

settle for Plan

“What’s plan B?”

He winked.

“Julian.”

“Trust me, Piper.”

didn’t. Couldn’t. Julian was far too manipulative, always watchful, always scheming.

through and

trust Nicholas,” I said.

a hand over his heart.

to admit how this banter helped

my trust yet.”

instincts then.” He smirked. It was nice to see him back to his usual self. “I’m likely

Chapter 0105

longer, until the horses were rested, then we began the

I tried asking, hoping he

great trust between us,” he said,

I sighed.

only not telling you for your own protection. I need

into this further before I

like these, I wished I had my phone, or any access to the internet, so I could just look it up. As it was, I was at the mercy of whatever information Julian wanted

we neared the palace, Julian suggested we once

to text with

try to be sneaky. His phone service returned

camera crew rushed toward us as if they had been waiting for our return. Cameras pushed straight

questions.

us about

breaking the rules to see

you think what you’ve done is fair to

my shoulders. “Come now, guys. This is no big secret.

is

already been blindsided by the cameras and questions, and now Julian

an absurd

cocksure grin that

Are

wasn’t a good

so shy, sugar plum. Julian nuzzled against my cheek. It

I

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