The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0226

A guard was seated in a chair just inside my bedroom door. He looked nervous, his eyes darting all around. Behind him, Mark was standing tall, arms crossed. His features were stern. In front of him,

Nicholas was pacing like a caged animal.

“Let’s go over this again,” Nicholas said. “In the middle of the night, you allowed someone who looked

like Piper to enter her rooms.”

The guard bounced his leg nervously. “That’s right, Sir. I’ve been told that she sometimes keeps strange hours, and that I shouldn’t ask too many questions.”

That was true. I had sneaked out a lot to meet with Nicholas and Julian, for our investigation. Or once, to kiss Nicholas in the hallway. Although that hadn’t been my intention when I’d left the room.

Nicholas continued on, undeterred. “And when you saw this person last night, you allowed them into this room without asking the identifying question. Is that right?”

The guard swallowed hard. “That’s correct, Sir.” Above all else, this was the guard’s biggest failure. At

the very least, he owned up to it.

“He’s new to the rotation, Sir,” Mark said.

“I know he didn’t mean harm, but the cost could have been…” Nicholas glanced over at me, where I

Elva with her

killed me and

lying here asleep all night. Neither of us had been roused by my sister’s

silent footsteps.

thing that

apologize, sir,” the guard said. “Whatever

without question.”

what could have been lost if…” Nicholas sighed. “No.

to the barracks while I decide what to do with

jumped to his feet and nearly tripped in his eagerness to

Mark slowly

leaves where he was to come to my side. He sits down

“I have another in the

off to

looks at the doll, then lowers it. Instead, he holds one arm open for

He drops his forehead to my

other.

exhaled a shaky breath as some of the tension I hadn’t realized I’d held escaped my body.

safe in a way that

I was angry too. My sister and my wolf had been so close, and I

get away,”