The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

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Nathan led Nicholas and me into a sitting room where the King sat upon a chair. All other chairs had

been pushed to the back of the room. It was clear he meant for the rest of us to stand.

As we entered, the King narrowed his eyes in Nicholas’s direction. Nicholas lifted his chin.

“Nathan, I believe I was clear in my orders that Piper arrive alone,” the King said.

Nathan bowed his head. “My apologies, Your Majesty.”

“It’s my fault,” Nicholas said. “I refused to allow Piper to face you on her own.”

The King frowned deeper. “And if I ordered you to leave?”

Nicholas squared his shoulders. “You would have to have be forcibly taken from this room.” (1

The King and Nicholas stared at each other for a moment, as if in silent conversation. Then the King

sighed, long–suffering.

“Stay then,” the King said. “I will be amused to hear how either of you can defend Piper’s actions from

tonight.”

“I

that a mere apology will fix all that you’ve done? You called one of our benefactors tonight a ‘fat cow. And I won’t dare repeat the

Mrs.

it takes to redeem myself,” I

to know what possessed you to speak and act as you did to

temporarily lose your mind? Has the pressure of the contest addled your senses?” The

slowly rose.

lowered my chin down to my chest. “I have no excuses, Your

punishment.”

Nicholas snapped. He stepped forward and

of the King’s

treading on thin ice,” the King

fall on her when she has done nothing to deserve

actions are worthy of punishment?”

“No.”

flabbergasted. “Why ever not?”

revealing the truth about Jane? He

Nicholas hesitated.

me why

doesn’t,” he said, haltingly, like each word pained him.

sidestepped around Nicholas. “If I may ask, Sir, please allow me a list of everyone who I offended so that I may personally apologize

of the nobility are fiercely angered. Even those you did

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