The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0239

The guard who had opened his mouth immediately did so again. “Many apologies, Your Royal Highness. We meant no offense. It was not meant to be a secret from you, though…” His gaze shifted to me.

Beside me, Nicholas straightened, body tense as a bow string. “So you are following us?”

“Following Miss Piper, Sir.” The guard started to sweat. “There have been reports of suspicious behavior.

For the safety of all, the captain‘ thought we should keep an eye on her.”

I remembered Lilliana speaking with Joseph in the hallway, as they both glared at me. Shortly after,

Lilliana had made accusations at me that I hadn’t understood at the time.

“And you suspect she will perform this suspicious behavior even when she is in my company?” Nicholas’s voice was going eerily emotionless. His anger must have been skyröcketing……

I touched his arm, hoping to soothe him. “They only mean to protect you, Prince Nicholas.” I lowered my

voice. “Perhaps it is best if they continue to do so.”

He glanced at me sharply. “What?”

I said, “I understand your precautions, gentlemen, and take no offense.”

at me, but then looked

from his chest.

know what he saw there, but

Carry on, then.”

me forward. When a buffer of space had opened between us and

are you thinking, Piper? They don’t need to be following you around.

do something,” I said. “But isn’t it safer if they keep a lookout for who they

This way, if she

in and

so careless as to let herself be trapped

of on–the–run experience, would never have

unawares.

only made her more cautious, that was

plan she and Terry had up their sleeves. I only hoped it

chance to catch

the guards see, you will take the blame, Piper,” Nicholas said. “A guard’s word holds weight.

understood the risk. “I’d never put the weight of my future over

know she would kill anyone,”

thought of Jane with her knife to my throat. “We don’t know