The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0221

I tried to get into the moment, imagining Terry saying something like that to me. The softness in Julian’s

eyes kept me from falling to far into the fantasy.

I cleared my throat. “Don’t you find the trends of modern fashion tiresome? Not to mention wasteful. Why should I throw away a perfectly good dress simply because I have worn it once before.”

“A woman’s dress adds to her beauty. You wouldn’t put a rose inside a paper vase.”

“I wouldn’t pluck the rose at all.”

Julian’s mouth twitched upright. “Not even to show off its beauty. You’d keep it hidden away on some

bush in the corner of the garden?”

“Anyone who knows where the rose bush is, would know they could easily go see the beauty for

themselves. There’s no need to dress it up.”

Julian hummed.

I looked at him, surprised. “What? No good?”

“No, you did fine. The problem is we need to teach you to stop engaging with him at all.”

“How?”

like, ‘If you’ll excuse me, Sir, I

that!” I

wide. “He’d leave you alone for a minute, at least. Long enough

Nicholas. Or even Susie or Mark, or whoever.” His smile

alone with him, Piper.”

more, to get him to smile again. “Careful, Julian, or I’ll think you might

actually like me.”

smile again. Instead, he stared at me deeply, as if he was looking

mysterious past love, Bridget. I wondered if he was still in

I wasn’t sure why it mattered to me.

hand and cupped my cheek. It was a gentle touch, reverent almost,

stare at me,

confusion, but I didn’t pull

could be teasing me, or we could be playing still. But

know.

the curtain of him, for just a moment. He

Lost.

do or say to

gaze dropped down to my lips. My breath

lean in, as if

startled then, flinching back. He couldn’t mean this. He was either teasing

that kind of girl.

stopped himself at once. The vulnerability in his eyes sealed away behind a door of

me,” he said, standing. He left the room without one more word,