The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0222

At the banquet that night, I sat beside Julian same as always, but other than the most basic of greetings,

we had not spoken to each other.

“Hello, Piper.”

“Hello, Prince Julian.”

Fortunately, Veronica and Tiffany seemed fine with talking with Julian in my stead, and Julian himself

made no attempts to talk to me either.

my attention

Instead of speaking with him and risking an undoubtedly awkward conversation, I let my

wander down the table some, where Nicholas was speaking with Lilliana and Olivia.

With only 8 candidates left, the servants had shortened the table, removing many of the empty chairs.

This brought us all closer together and made the space feel much more intimate.

Nicholas was giving both of the girls his undivided attention, looking at them as they spoke and

responding when they asked him a question.

I had never minded where I sat before, but with the tension between Julian and me, I wondered why

had never asked me to sit beside him. I supposed it had something to do with the

to be Nicholas’s favorite, as

felt a twinge of jealousy, however,

“Don’t you feel any same? You have spent all

are sitting right beside Julian. It’s super

Veronica

you, but come on. Julian’s

waved back at her, and

desire to defend me, ladies, Piper is allowed to do whatever she wishes,”

said, smiling. “It is her free spirit that draws me to her.”

mumbled

chooses to scope out the competition,” he added.

shake of my head. “I’ve

sorry, Prince

But the wide–eyed

offended,” Julian said. “I’m sure you had your

whatever those reasons were, they can be forgotten.”

an apology from him exactly, not that he needed to give one. This was more

offer to forget what happened and move forward like nothing

at once. I was eager to

smile softened. “Thank

in front of the girls, or the Queen, who wasn’t all that

Julian foo

lingered with me, when I thought on Julian too

Maybe I would never know what his true intentions were in that