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

disapproval radiating off

heart, I understood it.

doing, and whoever he had been doing it with, he had dropped

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

a bad situation. I knew, maybe better than anyone, the amount of pressure he was under to find a Luna suitable for

had been unkind to him.

I borrow your handkerchief?” I asked Mark.

blue folded bit of fabric. I accepted it with

moment,” I said, and rushed out

a few steps down the hallway, aggressively rubbing his lips

sleeve, “Damn it

approached

jumped at the sound of my voice, and quickly turned. His

handkerchief and wiped away the remaining

lips and chin

stood very still as

sorry,” I said. “It’s not my place to

said. His voice was monotone.

to deny it out of sheer embarrassment, but I

1. keep you for myself, when

think of you with one of them… Kissing them…”