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.

didn’t get Julian in too much trouble. Though, knowing him, he could

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

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

regret.

one more rank, so I

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

we continued on.

into the driveway, though several servants were still outside as if expecting us. When Nicholas stopped, one of the

much,” I said as

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

the car.

out for me, and I laced mine around his.

you very much,” I said to them both. Both ignored me, eyes low, as if

their gazes from

at Nicholas

“They say Terry treats his staff kindly and pays well. Neither of those things are true. His cruelty knows no bounds, and

suspect blackmail.

something about it by now,”

they will not hear me. His cruelty breeds loyalty, unfortunately.

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

had to bring Terry down.

of a grand staircase.

the room.

on every wall, under lights and sometimes cases.

them, let‘ I dirty them with the

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

closer. Nicholas

approach.

drifts down to my lips, and his eyes narrowed. “Why,

lipstick.”

pocket and passes it over to me. I hesitate a moment

it and dap at the corners of my