The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0217

I stood very still, confused and surprised both by the very presence of Julian’s lips on my cheek as well

as the tenderness of the affection he was showing me.

Julian had always struck me as something of a pl ayboy, and while I understood that much of how he

acted was an act, he never seemed to connect with any woman, in any relationship, beyond a fleeting fancy.

In our school days, he strung along many hearts, leaving a trail of broken ones behind him. He never

seemed to care about the mess he made of girls’ emotions.

Even Nicholas had warned me that Julian was a love them and leave them kind of guy.

So the gentle way he kissed my cheek, and the way his hands hovered over my shoulders, close but not

touching, was so bizarre to me, I was stunned speechless.

Then he pulled away, walked around me, and continued up the stairs. After a few steps, he stopped to

look back at me. “You coming?”

I nodded, still too surprised to formulate words, and hurried along behind him.

my door. He was smirking like always. His hands

he had a familiar saunter

I couldn’t correlate that with the

observation, he was acting like the kiss hadn’t happened at all. Or, it hadn’t meant

seemed more likely.

what Nicholas had warned

guards greeted us both. When Mark saw me, he

imagined he was texting with Nicholas. Maybe he still wanted to see us in

just to be

I’ll leave you then,” Julian said. He barely gave me a glance

from.

already walking away. He waved his hand up, but did not look

watched him until he

to Mark. “How

her every fifteen minutes,” Mark

“Thank you, Mark.”

entirely true, His job as Beta was to attend his prince,

anyway,” I said, desperate to give my

again. He lowered his head instead, but not before

then, Mark. Gentlemen.”

in return,