The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0140

As Linda dived at me, knife first, both Julian and Nicholas moved at once.

Nicholas ran at me. He grabbed me around the waist and pulled me toward him, shielding me behind his body.

Julian, meanwhile, went straight for Linda. He grabbed Linda’s wrist and twisted. The knife clattered

down onto the floor.

“Someone get Joseph the hell back in here!” Julian shouted at one of the guards. They ran out of the room, doing as commanded. The others closed in around Linda.

Disarmed, she shrank in on herself, seemingly realizing what she had done. Her eyes were wide and vacant. Tears streamed down her face.

Nicholas eased me back, though he kept his hands on my shoulders.

“Are you okay?” he asked me.

“Yes.” That knife never had a chance to reach me with both brothers moving as if in tandem.

Still, Nicholas checked me over, dropping his gaze down the length of my body.

“No one likes Piper, but to actually try to kill her?” whispered one girl to another.

too far,”

had passed, and Nicholas released me, Susie rushed to my side.

“Piper!”

I waved out my arms so she could see

Susie looked at Nicholas. “Why would Linda

set his jaw. “Some nobles don’t know how to lose.”

and authoritative. It was unusual to see Julian take anything

looked absolutely furious, glaring down at where Linda whimpered. “For

disqualified

must have known that she

her in the act.

the room, his eyes sunken in rage, Julian directed him

wish to press charges,” Julian said, looking at me. “What she

if I wished to press charges, it would extend into a court hearing. Even though I

I shook my head a little. He seemed to understand.

Julian said to

will always be common underneath,” Linda said, finally

the way of the guards, forcing them to stop, and for Linda to

confuse kindness for cowardice,” I told