The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0208

Seeing it hurt me in ways I couldn’t have imagined before.

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He’d kissed me in the hallway. He’d almost kissed me in self–defense practice.

I hadn’t considered he would be kissing other people too.

“Piper…” he said again, softer.

I couldn’t even bear to look at him. I turned my shoulder to him and dropped my gaze to the floor.”

Please go clean up. Then we can talk.”

He was rarely uncertain, but he shifted awkwardly on his feet now. “Very well. I’ll be right back.” He

turned toward the door, and I did not look up again until he had walked through it.

Both Mark and Charlotte were looking at me. I felt judged.

Charlotte glanced away but Mark didn’t. He didn’t say anything, didn’t even hold an expression, but I

off of him in

heart, I

doing it with, he had dropped

sure I was okay. In order of his priorities, I ranked high above anyone

I knew, maybe better

had been unkind to him.

borrow your handkerchief?” I asked

into his pocket and then produced a soft blue

you’ll excuse me a moment,” I said, and

steps down the hallway, aggressively rubbing his lips

sleeve, “Damn it

as I approached behind him. “Let me.”

quickly turned. His eyes met mine, but

gently, I reached up with the handkerchief and wiped away the remaining smudges of

lips and chin

very still as

finished, I slowly lowered my hand. “I’m sorry,” I said. “It’s not my place to keep you from the other

jealous,” Nicholas said. His voice was monotone. His face, impassive. He gave nothing away.

it out of sheer embarrassment,

1. to want to keep you for myself, when we both

think of you with