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?”

something like, ‘If you’ll excuse me, Sir, I must

that!” I started to laugh.

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

and come to me or Nicholas. Or even Susie or Mark, or

can never be alone

to get him to smile again. “Careful, Julian,

actually like me.”

stared at me deeply, as if he was looking down into

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

if I should. I wasn’t sure why it mattered to

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

to stare at me,

confusion, but I didn’t

being surprisingly tender. He could be teasing me, or we

know.

letting me see behind the curtain of him, for just a moment. He

Lost.

didn’t know what to do or say to

gaze dropped down to my lips. My breath

lean in, as if

He was

wasn’t that

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

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