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.

after knowing them both my entire life, I had

marriage was a show they put

deep breaths. He nodded at my mother, and

Julian chose Piper after I specifically told you not to,” he said. Rage crackled under the

a twitch in his eyebrow or a downward curl

not belong here.”

sick child we are helping to take care of,” I said, my

as much – if not more

–

—

King threw his hands

stepped forward. “She can be a fine person without

event with

without directly calling

could never

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

kingdom that I caution you, but for her sake, too. She cannot bear the weight required. Her goodness? Her kindness?

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

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

enough to protect

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

to do,” I said, burying

of Piper ends today,” the King said. “You