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.

I wanted Julian, or anyone else,

my throat, trying to

have to be terribly foolish to feel jealous over a man in a

have to fight off every girl here if I wanted to keep him to

hummed. “More or less, that’s

annoyed sideways glance. He just

you aren’t up for the challenge?” he asked. Voice lower, for my ears only, he added,

someone who actually

words burned the entire length of my

have

wayward Julian

to remain as a unit,”

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waiting for him. Obviously, Nathan didn’t fully trust Julian. That was likely a smart move.

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

Jullan Nathan said.

back to his family. Nicholas,

of his

my own person.

I

fire with her

forward once more, ignoring

before finally reaching ours. By this time, the sun

overhead, and Linda’s eggs were

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