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

off at

behind him, just in time as the King rushed up the stairs.

and your brother have directly

Nicholas

he looked at me like

said from the floor by the stairs.

discuss this in private.”

King straightened at once, though his face remained red as a cherry tomato. “Yes. Correct as

Joyce did too, trailing behind. When the royal

out a deep breath.

Lilliana and Olivia turned

said. “It’s quite the accomplishment for

couldn’t even imagine it in your wildest

compliment, meant primarily to

is such a talented statesman,” Lilliana chimed in. She

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

attempting to be the bigger person, even though I kind of wanted

them both off

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

depend on luck.”

Lilliana offered me a fake

your continued presence. I’m sure they might even

not selected this

I wasn’t afraid of Lilliana, Olivia, or any of the girls here, and I’d already survived much

it was kind of Lilliana to at least

I wasn’t going to be intimidated.

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

feel like I was in a dream. I was so grateful.

not ruin this moment for

knew

you both for your concern, but I’m sure I will be

wasn’t truly grateful But it would be rude for me to simply snub

they hadn’t affected me at all

“If you will follow me to the

noticed then that the unchosen girls had been escorted from the room. I still couldn’t truly believe

among

down the hallway to the ballroom. Some privileged

“Piper, I can’t believe it! I mean, I can, in