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

me to sit beside him. I supposed it had something to do

Lilliana was supposed to be Nicholas’s favorite, as I

a twinge of jealousy, however, watching him.

attention. “Don’t you feel any

Nicholas while you are sitting right

rude,” Veronica

all know both princes selected you, but come on. Julian’s right here.” Tiffany waved at

waved back at her, and

me, ladies, Piper is allowed to do whatever

smiling. “It is her free spirit

mumbled unhappily.

great care to me whether she chooses to

of my head. “I’ve

“I’m sorry, Prince

But the wide–eyed

sure you had your reasons for wanting to look

hoping that, whatever those reasons were, they can be forgotten.”

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

to forget what happened and move forward like

me at once. I was eager to move forward. “Consider them forgotten.”

softened.

have been the one thanking him, but I didn’t want to correct him in front of the girls, or

Julian foo

with me, when I thought on Julian too long. He was an enigma, who

hidden. Maybe I would never know what his true intentions were in that sitting room.