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

1. be.

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.

I didn’t get Julian in too much trouble. Though, knowing him, he could handle himself just fine

again. For a few more blissful moments, I closed my eyes and enjoyed his warmth and closeness. But then, too soon, he pulled away again.

late that it will affect

regret.

one more rank, so I leaned back

into reverse and returned us to the street. Then he moved the gear

we continued on.

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

much,” I said as I

his eyes down and did not engage me

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

the car.

held his arm out for me,

doorway, a pair of servants opened the door for us. “Thank you very much,” I said to them both. Both ignored me, eyes low, as if they

from Nicholas as

glanced at Nicholas in confusion.

are true. His cruelty knows no bounds, and I suspect, though I have no proof, that many of his

suspect

done something about it by now,”

will not hear me. His cruelty breeds

here. But when I looked at them, their gazes were on the floor, their bodies still as statues. I doubted they would speak to me either. Perhaps the only way to help them now, was the same way to help

bring

greeting room at the base of a grand staircase. Gold adorned

the room.

on every wall, under lights and sometimes cases. I had

with the bottom of

the room. Servants, their downcast gazes in place, walked around the room carrying trays of champagne and hors d’oeuvres. Camera crews

waves Nicholas and me closer. Nicholas holds tightly

approach.

and his eyes narrowed. “Why, Piper. It seems you have smeared your

lipstick.”

handkerchief from his pocket and passes it

and dap at the corners of