The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0167

I followed Lilliana further into the gardens to a small rod–iron table with two chairs. Lilliana motioned for

me to sit and then sat in the opposite chair.

“I’m glad we could finally have a chance to talk like this,” Lilliana said. She rested both hands on top of

the table.

I’mirrored her for a moment, but it felt unnatural having my hands lifted so high. I lowered them into my

lap instead.

“What was it you wanted to

talk to

me about?” Nervousness prickled at my skin. While it wasn’t unusual for the candidates to talk to each other, this still felt like a special event. Lilliana had called me out in front of Nicholas himself. She very nearly broke character to do it.

She gave me a sour kind of look. The way a disappointed principal would make to a rowdy student in. their charge. “Prince Nicholas. I want to ask you to please leave him alone. You are a distraction to him.”

we are friends.”

“I’m not doing anything to bother him, or at least, not trying to. But we

Nicholas had come to my rescue more than once now. And somehow when I needed things or support, Nicholas was always around to help. But that’s what friends did.

Lilliana narrowed her eyes. It was unusual for her to show any emotion. Tiny alarm bells started sounding in my head.

“What is your problem, Piper?” she snapped, voice suddenly much sharper than it had been before. Her narrowed gaze had become a fully blown glare.

I was shocked silent for a moment. I opened and closed my mouth like a fish.

Julian, you should stick with him and leave Nicholas

anyone.” I lifted my hands now, palms forward in defense. “I’m not after any of

like anyone is supposed to

“It’s true!”

next elimination, Piper. Focus your efforts on Julian, who I shouldn’t need to remind you that

a threat. That much was clear. What she failed to understand was that I wasn’t a threat to her so much as she was a threat to herself. Nicholas might say now that he will marry whoever the King wants, but

deserved a partner.

chin. “I am friends with Nicholas. That is all. But because I am friends

someone he actually likes and not someone who just agrees

the time.”

at me for a moment, then threw her head back

not how royalty works. What did you think he was going to marry for love?

me but she didn’t have to be so blasé about

even look sad about it. She had simply just accepted it as

that should change, and not just for the

to save us all, huh? Oh, Piper. You need to just accept this is

that,

are a riot,” Lilliana said, chuckling again.

eye, she shifted from the haughty laughing princess to a wilting

to know that Nicholas had

the joke,” Nicholas said. “I’ve never heard you laugh so… boisterously before,

cleared her throat.

to be.”

frowned. Nothing I had said

table, a small smile on his lips. Yet one look at me, and that smile dimmed into an expression

to include me in that statement, when everyone in the

was common.

me down seemed at war with her will to want to agree