The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0184

After Nicholas and Julian said my name, many things happened all at once.

My breath was so shaky I felt lightheaded.

The King and Queen both jumped to their feet in outrage.

Many of the remaining girls descended from their standing places to complain aggressively to the

producers and Nathan and anyone who would listen.

“We were cheated!” one of them shouted.

“How can Piper be chosen twice?” cried another.

“This is rigged!” said a third.

One of the producers weaved through the angry crowd to whisper in my ear. “Go on, Piper. Go get your

prince.”

I started forward but immediately hesitated. The problem, of course, was that two princes had chosen

1. me. Now I had to choose one of them.

If I was true to my heart, I would go for Nicholas. But he already had so many prospects. I’d be shooting

myself in the foot by going to him. Julian was the safer choice, by numbers alone, though his

unpredictability, like his recent disappearance, kept him from being the obvious one.

I was torn, but in the end, I decided to go with my heart. I walked up the stairs to Nicholas. I held out my

hand to thank him and he took mine in both of his.

“Thank you,” I said. His gaze was steady on mine. It lacked the heat from that night, but not the intensity.

Td never leave you behind,” he said softly, so only I could hear it.

Behind us, the King’s ravings were growing louder.

“End the show,” Nathan said at once, threatening a producer. He waved to the cameramen, and the

shut off at

ushered me behind him, just in time as the King rushed up the

have

orders father Nicholas said, standing tall

wyen found mine and he looked at me like

said from the floor by the stairs. Her sharp gaze sliced back and forth

should discuss this

red as a cherry tomato. “Yes. Correct as ever, dearest.” He pointed at Nicholas and at Julian. “In my rooms. Now.”

they both diligently followed their father. Joyce did too, trailing behind. When the royal family exited the room, the tension in the room seemed to

itself let out

Nicholas’s absence, Lilliana and Olivia turned their attention

quite the accomplishment for someone like you to reach this

imagine it in your wildest dreams.”

backhanded compliment, meant

such a talented statesman,” Lilliana chimed in. She spoke in her faux demure

inspires the commoners. Of course, you must know that he has no intention of keeping you beyond

attempting to be the

off

of us rely on luck,” Olivia said. “Others have enough talents and

depend on luck.”

you have left, Piper.” Lilliana offered me a fake

continued presence. I’m sure they

selected this

Olivia, or any of the girls here, and I’d already survived

least let me know the target

wasn’t going to be intimidated.

lucky to be here. I’d been planning on going home.

I was in a dream. I was so

not ruin this moment

all knew they

for your concern, but I’m sure I will

it would be rude for me to

rather they think they hadn’t affected

will follow me to the ballroom, we

then that the unchosen girls had been escorted from the room. I still

wasn’t among

the surviving girls and I followed Nathan down the hallway to the ballroom. Some privileged guests were already within it. They clapped as we

it! I mean, I can,