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.

to pop up in my head. Joseph, as a traditionalist, already hated my presence in

out of the realm of possibility to think they might conspire some type of false charge against me, to have me

worked this time,

be grappling, but in that moment, Nicholas easily toppled me onto the

mat.

a puff of breath

looking down, Nicholas crossed his arms.

on my mind,” I said.

keep your head in the

“Sorry,” I mumbled.

his arms. Then he reached down and offered me his hand. When I

helped me to my feet.

you don’t have a wolf, you will never have a natural advantage in a fight,” he

bra had gotten a bit twisted. Through

adjust.

to be constantly looking… for opportunities to…

glanced up at him. He

breasts to readjust the strap

go now. But I liked the

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

the cup of my

with his mouth ajar

Opportunities, he said.

a

higher still, causing not one, but two nipples to pop free over the top of my bra and the u–neck of my

mouth snapped shut. He swallowed hard.

me, and throwing 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

a screen

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

of my nipples addled his thoughts?

some movement in his pants, pressing up

too. My panties felt damp, all of the sudden.

a few times

to kiss him. I wanted to grind my hips and make

too. This wasn’t the time or the place

from him and bounced up

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

to me. Thinking of the training helped cool some of the fire in

that lesson.” Nicholas’s voice was low