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 my heart,

whoever he had been doing it

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

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

unkind to him.

handkerchief?” I asked Mark.

reached into his pocket and then produced a soft blue folded bit of fabric. I accepted it with

I said, and rushed out

a few steps

it all,” he cursed.

I approached

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

the handkerchief and wiped away

lips and chin

still as I

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

said. His voice was monotone. His face, impassive. He gave

to deny it out of sheer embarrassment, but I

1. it’s unfair to want to keep you for myself, when we both know

think of you with one of them… Kissing