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

behind him, just in time as the King

and your brother have directly disobeyed

Nicholas said,

and he looked at

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

this

cherry tomato. “Yes. Correct as ever, dearest.” He pointed at Nicholas

their father. Joyce did too, trailing behind. When the royal family exited

out a deep breath.

absence, Lilliana and Olivia turned their attention to

said. “It’s quite the accomplishment for someone like you

You probably couldn’t even imagine

meant primarily

Lilliana chimed in. She spoke in her

piercing daggers at me. “He keeps you around knowing it inspires the commoners. Of course, you must know that he has no

I said, attempting to be the bigger person, even though

off the stage.

of us rely on luck,” Olivia said. “Others have enough talents and skills that they don’t

depend on luck.”

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

I’m sure they might even work

selected this

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

I supposed it was kind of Lilliana to at least let me

I wasn’t going to be

here. I’d been planning on going home. That Nicholas and Julian had both

made me feel like I was

not ruin this moment

all knew they

concern, but I’m sure I will

it would be rude for me to simply snub them, and though they

I would rather they think they hadn’t

will follow me to the ballroom,

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

wasn’t among

down the hallway to the ballroom. Some privileged guests were

of the stairs, Susie immediately came to my side. “Piper, I can’t believe it! I mean, I can, in a way, and I’m so relieved, but both princes! I knew one of them would save you, but