The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0073

Nicholas did glare harder then, for a moment. When nothing happened, he turned away and made his

way to his own seat.

Liiliana was still seated beside him, though she didn’t say a word as he sat down. If they didn’t like each

other, why hadn’t Nicholas asked someone else to sit there?

“Shall we, Piper?” Julian asked, a smug grin on his face.

We walked the two feet to our chairs. Julian held mine out for me, then helped push me in after I sat. He

took the chair beside mine.

Sitting like this, I couldn’t even see the Queen unless I leaned forward, Relief washed over me.

I still wasn’t feeling all the way better. I wasn’t sure I would have had the energy to wade through royal

politics tonight.

At least, not the Queen’s kind.

Julian was his own mess of royal riddles.

“I did try to talk her out of it,” Julian whispered to me. “Your punishment, I mean. I went to take responsibility for the morning I stole you away, but she wouldn’t hear of it.”

only one of the

He winked. “A girl

rolled my eyes.

look now, but Nicholas is

locked eyes with Nicholas, who was leaning improperly far

at us.

told you not to look,” Julian hissed from behind

having been caught. Then his gaze shifted to

worried about me being so close to the Queen, had

to sit near

beat him

impossible. Nicholas had made clear that he

back in his chair,

such a sore loser,” Julian said with

ask him more, the King touched his knife

drew everyone’s attention.

the King said, speaking mainly to

a few more days until the first round of eliminations, and therefore

to improve your

gaze around the room but never focused on any one girl for long. He did,

empty chair for a

at our next royal event. Tomorrow we will begin a

ahs resounded around the table, some girls excited to

nervous, glancing around the

skills that would have beneficial during a hunting trip, but I hadn’t