The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0205

Nicholas

I stood before the King in his chambers. He was angrily pacing the length of the room. Back and forth,

back and forth. Occasionally he would stop to shout at me, but he’d always break himself off, unfinished,

and continue pacing.

“How could you think –?”

“You deliberately disobeyed –!”

“What do I even –?”

A few minutes in, his face was turning red, and my mother, the Luna was forced to intervene. She stood

in his path to keep him from pacing, then whispered into his ear.

I never totally understood their relationship. My mother was a private person. And though the two of

them often gave compliments to each other, any meaningful conversations only went on behind closed

doors.

life, I had no idea if they even liked each other at all,

was a show they put

a few deep breaths. He nodded at my mother, and then turned

Julian chose Piper after I specifically told you

a twitch in his eyebrow

not belong

are helping to take care of,” I said, my own anger

deserves to be as much – if not more than anyone else.”

–

—

threw his hands up.

forward. “She can be a fine person without being a good Luna,

passed nearly every event with flying colors.”

I wanted to help them see without directly calling them out. To do so would be

could never be

huffed in the Queen’s direction. “He’s your

the crown can do to good people. It’s not just for the sake of the kingdom that I caution you, but for her sake, too. She cannot bear

in my heart, I knew she spoke true. Piper could be a good and

cruel world would press down on her. It would wear at her soul,

to protect

her sister and her wolf, and poor little Elva’s illness. She didn’t need the added weight of a near war and a

want me to do,” I said, burying the

of Piper ends today,” the King said. “You need to show more intimacy with