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?”

the guards, I said, “I understand your

me, but then looked to Nicholas. The other had yet to lift his

from his chest.

know what he saw there, but he eventually dismissed

Carry on, then.”

forward. When a buffer of space had opened between us and our tail, he said to

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

said. “But isn’t it safer if they keep

follow her, too. This way, if she tries to hurt someone, they might be there. They

in and stop her.”

heart, I doubted Jane would be so careless as to let herself be trapped by the guard. If even

with her years of on–the–run

unawares.

the guards‘ presence only made her more cautious, that was time she spent hiding rather

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

to catch

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

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

she would kill anyone,” Nicholas

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