The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0264

“Didn’t Julian mention the pendant to you?” I asked.

“No,” Nicholas said curtly.

“He gave me this.” I lifted the pendant higher, for Nicholas to see. “He said that all I have to do is press

down on the moon, and my location would be sent to him. I asked him to include you in on it…”

“Conveniently he failed to mention it to me.” Jealousy dripped like venom from his voice.

“He must have forgotten.”

“Doubtful.” Nicholas accepted the pendant and examined it closely. He flipped it over to look at the back

of it. “I would have felt better if he had told me about this, but… I can’t deny it gives me some measure of

comfort to know you have it.”

“It does?”

Nicholas nodded. “I want you protected, even if I’m not the one doing it. Julian is many things but he is

not on Terry’s side. If he gave you this to protect you from him, that offer was genuine. As is the threat. If

even Julian is worried about you…”

Nicholas and Julian seemed to have skewed ideas of the other. I had seen Julian’s concern before, in albeit fleeting moments. But Julian was not so rambunctious and carefree as Nicholas assumed him to

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I doubted that defense of Julian would be welcome right at this moment, with Nicholas barely containing his envy, so I withheld it. Julian would probably prefer the misconception anyway, since he so

often sought to cultivate it.

“I will be speaking to Julian about this, however,” Nicholas said, his voice lowering with dark promise.

nervously, hoping I didn’t get Julian in too much trouble. Though, knowing

leaned forward and pulled me into his arms again. For a few more blissful moments, I closed my eyes and enjoyed his warmth and

continue to delay, we risk being so late that it will affect your standing,”

regret.

to lose even one more rank, so I leaned

car into reverse and returned us to the

we continued on.

car to pull into the driveway, though several servants were still outside as if expecting us.

I said as I exited.

not

this particular gentleman took his position as a servant very seriously. I wouldn’t hold it against him. I simply stepped away

the car.

his arm out for me, and I laced mine around his.

said to them both. Both ignored me, eyes low, as if they had

gazes from Nicholas

Nicholas in confusion.

of those things are true. His cruelty knows no bounds, and I suspect, though I

I suspect

would have done something

“Everyone has turned a blind eye. I’ve broached the topic with my parents before, but they will not hear me. His cruelty breeds

floor, their bodies still as statues. I doubted they would speak to me either. Perhaps the only way to help them now, was

to bring

of a grand staircase.

the room.

paintings and tapestries hung on every wall, under lights and sometimes cases.

let‘ I dirty them with the bottom of my shoes.

of the room. Servants, their downcast gazes in place, walked around

he spots us, waves Nicholas and me closer. Nicholas holds tightly to my hand as we

approach.

eyes narrowed. “Why, Piper.

lipstick.”

from his pocket and passes it over

the