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

distract Elva with her

he was thinking. Jane could have killed me and Elva, or kidnapped one or both of us.

Neither of us

silent footsteps.

room, the only thing that seemed to have been disturbed was the missing fabric.

apologize, sir,” the guard said. “Whatever punishment you deem

without question.”

what could have been lost if…”

while I decide what to

nearly tripped in his eagerness

out the door, Mark slowly closed it again.

to come to my side. He sits down beside us.

Elva hands him the doll she’s holding. “I have another in the closet!” She springs

off to

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

his side. He drops his forehead to my shoulder and for

other.

shaky breath as some of the tension I hadn’t realized I’d

a way

my wolf had been so close, and I just slept straight through

let her get away,” I whispered.