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.

If you are after Julian, you should stick with him

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

sure, like anyone is supposed to believe that.”

“It’s true!”

are constantly all over both of them. They won’t both pick you in the next elimination, Piper. Focus your

as she was a threat to herself. Nicholas might say now that he will marry whoever the King wants,

partner.

lowered my hands and lifted my chin. “I am friends with Nicholas. That is all. But because I am

actually likes and

the time.”

moment, then threw her head back and laughed. “Piper, you

you think he was going to

knew she was making fun of me but she didn’t have to be so blasé about

for love.” She didn’t even look sad about it. She had simply just accepted it as fact.

and not just for the sake

huh? Oh, Piper. You need to just accept this is how things are. This is how they’ve always been, and it’s how they always will be.”

refuse to accept that, and

a riot,” Lilliana said, chuckling

eye, she shifted from the haughty

look to know that Nicholas had approached us from behind me.

the joke,” Nicholas said. “I’ve

her throat. “She can be quite funny

to be.”

I had said was

look at me, and that smile dimmed into an expression of confusion. “I

was kind, to include me in that statement,

was common.

tight. Her desire to put me down seemed at war with her will to want to agree with everything Nicholas said. I wondered