The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0257

I entered the dining room and sat down for breakfast across from Tiffany and Veronica and beside

Susie. Susie gave me a supportive smile.

“How’s Elva?” she asked.

“She was just exhausted,” I replied. “I let her sleep in this morning.” 1

“Oh good. I was worried.” When Susie said something like that, I believed her.

Jessica sat on Susie’s other side. She quietly ate her breakfast without making much fuss. However,

further down the table from her, Olivia and Lilliana were both glaring at me.

“I’m surprised the King let her stay,” Olivia said loudly to Lilliana, who agreed.

Tiffany rolled her eyes. “I wasn’t aware that was any of your business, Olivia. Maybe you should focus on

yourself.” Softer, to only Veronica and me, she grumbled, “Like usual.”

“Did you say something, Tiffany?” Olivia called.

“Nothing to worry about,” Tiffany replied.

Olivia frowned. Everyone went back to their breakfast.

Lilliana, however, did not seem as willing to let things go. “Piper’s behavior from the gala is inexcusable,

no matter what you say. She doesn’t deserve to even be eating breakfast with us, let alone, to stay in the

competition.”

“Let it go,” Veronica said.

“No,” Lilliana snapped. Her wilting flower façade had been crumbling for a while now. I noticed at the

gala last night. She’d glared more than usual when Nicholas’s back was turned. Usually she’d hide it

better.

I wondered if it had to do with how Nicholas had been giving Olivia and me more attention than he had

to her, when she had been the supposed favorite for so long. Lately, it seemed, she had been falling out of

favor.

“Could you imagine someone like that as Luna? Our Kingdom would be the laughing stock of the entire

continent. She’s a disgrace, An embarrassment. Someone should show her the door before she makes

everything worse.”

someone should be you, Lilliana?” said Nicholas from the doorway..

Lilliana instantly paled.

into her

chair. “Oh, Prince Nicholas, you must have misheard me…”

her eyes wide

that look on him before. Usually

he glowered.

my hearing, as you have judged Piper?” he

course

1

has earned her spot in this competition, and no one especially not you can say she

himself has allowed her to stay.

her eyes. “Please,

return to your breakfast.” Nicholas glared at her, until she

obeyed him. Then he turned to me. “I would escort you back to

to

pushed my plate away and rose

waved goodbye to each other, then I accepted Nicholas’s

me from the room.

the hallway,

right saying that to you,”

was talking about

replied. “From what I’ve been able to tell, she’s

while.”

looked at him sideways. I didn’t think he’d been able

veneer.

her disdain as well as she thinks she does,” Nicholas said.

my assent. “Is she

wasn’t totally sure why I asked. I didn’t want to know the answer if the answer

somewhat.

playing

how much

“She was never my

to race, the treacherous thing. I had no reason to think that meant I was his favorite instead, except the intense focus of his gaze, the way he stared down into my soul.

know what to

guessed I didn’t need to know.

I had ever met by fair. Brave and strong. Valiant, always

sense of justice.

make a great King. And a wonderful husband.

would be able to see him as both. I would have to settle for one.

staircase, Nicholas pulled me into

and kissed me until

smiled against his mouth. “What

like that was reason enough. Maybe

I said. “Make it last until next time.”