The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 02191

“I’ve told the guards everything I know,” Lilliana said. “They’ll be watching you. Joseph himself just

assured me of it.” 4

I shook my head. I had no idea what she was up to this time, but I was tired of the schemes and lies. How many manipulative games would I have to endure during this competition? Every day, it felt like a new threat was emerging, oftentimes trivial, and I grew tired of dealing with it.

Especially when more pressing, life–threatening issues were just around the corner.

I had no patience for whatever new game Lilliana had concocted. Plus, when I looked at her, my anger spiked. I recognized the shade of lipstick she wore as the same that had marked Nicholas’s lips.

Nicholas had said it hadn’t meant anything. I wondered if the same was true for Lilliana…

“I don’t know what you are talking about,” I said.

“You can play dumb all you want,” Lilliana said. “We’ll let Joseph sort out all the truth. But no one is

buying your bullshit anymore, Piper.”

I blinked, surprised by her break of character. Since when did Lilliana swear?

As I watched her, open mouthed, she swiveled on her heel and stormed away. She pushed straight past

Susie, who had just started to emerge into the hallway.

“What was that about?” Susie asked me.

I didn’t exactly know how to answer, because truthfully I had no idea. “Same old drama,” I said, because

that at least, seemed to be the nature of it.

Yet even so, I felt a chill run up my spine. I felt like someone was watching me.

I glanced behind me quickly, but no one was there.

After last night, I had felt more on edge than ever before.

Was this feeling just my imagination?

That afternoon I met Nicholas in the gym for more self–defense exercises. We utilized the mats this

time, and took turns throwing each other down to the ground. I was thrown much more than I threw, but I felt like I was starting to get the hang of it a little at least.

and Lilliana began to pop up in my head. Joseph, as a traditionalist, already hated my presence in the palace. I knew he was always looking for

some type of

it actually worked this time, and I

but in that moment, Nicholas

mat.

hit the cushioned ground and a puff of breath punched out of

crossed

on my mind,” I

head in the moment, Piper. You can’t

“Sorry,” I mumbled.

arms. Then he reached down

to my

have a wolf, you will never have a natural advantage in a

gotten a bit twisted. Through my

adjust.

looking… for

his words trailed off, I glanced up at him. He was staring at my chest, specifically where I had pushed

my breasts to readjust

straightened it. I could let go now. But I liked the way he was looking at

display: the upper swells of my breasts, the deep valley between them. He might have even seen a slip of a nipple

escaped above the

gaping, with his mouth

Opportunities, he said.

was a

my breasts higher still, causing not one, but two nipples to pop free over

shut. He

him down hard onto the mat. Unfortunately, the force of it also sent me off balance and I fell directly on top of him. I straddled his waist, my thighs on either side of his hips. My hands hit the mat on either side

and created a screen to hide

at me with wide–eyes, like he couldn’t believe what he was doing on

my nipples addled

some movement in his pants, pressing up against my core. This position aroused

My panties felt damp, all of

blinked a few times and

him. I wanted to grind

senses too. This wasn’t the time or the place

and bounced up onto

opportunities can be created with a solid distraction,” I said, parroting something he had earlier

training helped cool some of the fire in

we should forget that lesson.” Nicholas’s voice was low and