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.

way to my door. He was smirking like always. His hands in

familiar saunter to his walk.

always looked smug, so I couldn’t correlate that with the strange

my observation, he was acting like the kiss hadn’t

seemed

more in line with what Nicholas had

door, the guards greeted us both. When Mark saw

had his phone in his hand. I imagined he was texting with Nicholas. Maybe

just to

you then,” Julian said. He barely gave me a glance as he turned

we came from. “Goodnight,

already walking away. He waved his hand up, but

until he was gone.

to Mark. “How is Elva?”

minutes,” Mark said.

“Thank you, Mark.”

that wasn’t entirely true, His job as Beta was to attend his prince, not protect his prince’s

you anyway,” I said, desperate to give my

He lowered his head instead, but not before

then, Mark.

the guards said goodnight in return, and I slipped into the room.