The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0214

My adrenaline was sp iked, but had nowhere to go. I felt like I was buzzing out of my skin.

I was shaking, but didn’t know how to calm down.

At once, Julian and Nicholas moved toward me. They each took one of my hands. Nicholas placed my

hand over his heart.

“Breathe with me,” he said, and guided me. “Inhale.” He waited. “Exhale.”

Julian covered my hands with both of his. He rubbed his thumbs in small circles on the back of my palm.

They both anchored me to the here and now, rather than letting me float off among my fears and

worries, and I was grateful for each of them.

“You alright?” Nicholas asked, after a few more breathing exercises.

I wasn’t shaking anymore. “I’m getting there.”

kept my hand on his

two of them did begin

tunnel up,” Nicholas said.

can’t do that,” Julian argued. “If we do, Terry will know we

to stop what

won’t stop, he’ll just make alterations. If he changes his plans, we’ll be back at square one without

more careless.”

can’t just let him do whatever he

stationed, like Brian, who will trail every person that comes through that door. Then we can figure out just what they’re up to.” Julian dipped

wandering around the palace

we’ll be watching,”

to their back and

up this passageway and never think of it again. But the part

win by burying our heads in the

do you think, Piper?”

had no time for fear. To protect Elva, to save my

“You can’t put out a fire if you don’t

Julian nodded.

when he

to watch this room