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 once.

him, just in time as the King rushed up the

have directly disobeyed my

orders father Nicholas said, standing tall

and he looked at me like he wan

floor by the stairs. Her sharp gaze

discuss this in

remained red as a cherry tomato. “Yes. Correct as ever, dearest.” He

trailing behind. When the royal family exited the room, the tension in

itself let out a deep breath.

absence, Lilliana and Olivia turned

quite the accomplishment for someone like

couldn’t even imagine it

backhanded compliment, meant primarily to insult

chimed in. She spoke in her faux demure

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

be the bigger person, even though I

both off the stage.

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

depend on luck.”

Lilliana offered me a fake smile. “Many of

be happy with your continued presence. I’m sure they might even work together to make

selected this

see.” I wasn’t afraid of Lilliana, Olivia, or any of the girls here, and I’d already

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

I wasn’t going to

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

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

girls would not

lying We all knew they weren’t

you both for your concern, but

rude for me to simply snub them, and

I would rather they think they hadn’t affected me

follow me to the ballroom, we will have another

noticed then that the unchosen girls had been escorted from the room.

wasn’t among them.

I followed Nathan down the hallway to the ballroom. Some privileged guests were already within it. They clapped

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 both!”