The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0253

Even now, standing as we were with the crowd around us dispersing, I was earning many passing glares.

Gratitude filled my heart for what Nicholas had done. But worry still harbored in the rest of me.

Jane had come here tonight to harm my reputation and she had succeeded in doing so. I didn’t know

what I could do now to repair it.

“Ignore them,” Nicholas said. “They have no idea who you are.” 1

“Does it matter who I am? If they think I am a disgrace, they will have the power to be rid of me.”

“They have no such power,” Nicholas said firmly. “Only the royal family can make those decisions.”

“But surely the nobility has the royal family’s ear.”

“We may listen. We may even consider. But they do not make the decisions for us.”

“Nicholas…” I didn’t know how to tell him that, though I was incredibly thankful for his defending me, I

knew it was only a matter of time until I was removed from the contest. It had always been this way. I

daily walked on the edge of a knife. That I had stayed this long was a miracle. 1

“Don’t give up yet, Piper. Please.”

all, I didn’t dare disappoint him. So I nodded.

“Good.”

end fast enough. I was

forget everything for a while. Tomorrow, I

and figure out how

to sleep.

universe had other plans for

arm and was escorting me to the door of the ballroom. I assumed he

me all the way back to my room. Three feet

you, Piper.” Nathan glanced at Nicholas. “Alone.”

Nicholas said at

“You would defy the

his teeth together

will speak

aren’t going alone,”

the King

me to my face to get out, but I

alone.”

matter, like he had faced this argument in the past. “You’ll have

explain yourself.”

aware,” Nicholas

turned and began to walk.

“Whatever he says or commands, I will not leave you