The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0131

I tried to pull my eyes away just to prove him wrong. Too quickly, I was looking again.

“She’s the King and Queen’s favorite,” Jullan said.

“Your brother’s, too.” I tried to keep the distain from my voice, but I was a poor actor. I was certain that it

shone on through,

“Maybe.” Julian studied me now, the others apparently forgotten. “I’m not so sure.”

“He wouldn’t let just anyone hand–feed him.” I crossed my arms.

Julian tilted his head. “Why, Piper. If I didn’t know better, I’d say you were jealous.”

His words startled me and my eyes went wide.

Jealous? No, that couldn’t be right. What Nicholas and I had was done and over with long ago.

Except it wasn’t. At least, not for me. My recent fantasies of Nicholas as my husband and father to Elva

proved it.

But to be jealous here, now, in the midst of this competition? I had not recognized the churn in my

stomach and tightness in my chest for what it truly was.

Yes, I was jealous.

Julian, or anyone else, to know

trying to collect

foolish to feel jealous over a man in

fight off every girl here if

or less, that’s true.

an annoyed sideways glance. He just

you saying you aren’t up for the challenge?” he asked. Voice lower, for

someone who actually

burned

shrugged. “Could have

arrived to reclaim wayward Julian

as a unit,”

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agreed to return, though Nathan didn’t move but a couple feet off, waiting for him. Obviously, Nathan didn’t fully trust

to go try Lilliana’s pastries for myself.” Voice low again, he added, “They’re bumt on the bottom, by the way. Too long

Jullan Nathan said.

then turned and followed Nathan back to his

full length of his

the weight of two hateful eyes on my own person. I

I

light me on fire

faced forward once more, ignoring her.

family went through two more tables before finally reaching ours. By this time, the sun was

and Linda’s eggs were looking a bit dry.

to our table, but, upon looking at it, her previously pleasant