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.

much trouble. Though, knowing him, he could handle himself just

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

risk being so late that it will

regret.

more rank, so I leaned back as

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

we continued on.

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

you very much,” I said as I exited.

eyes down and did not engage me at all,

as a servant very seriously. I wouldn’t hold it against

the car.

his arm out for me, and I laced

said to them both. Both ignored me, eyes low, as if they had been instructed not to look at me.

gazes from Nicholas

at Nicholas

and pays well. Neither of those things are true. His cruelty

suspect

your family would have done something about

with my parents before, but they will not hear me. His cruelty

the servants here. But when I looked at them, their gazes were on the floor, their bodies still as statues.

to bring Terry

base of a grand staircase. Gold adorned nearly every surface from the banisters of the staircase to the molding

the room.

and tapestries hung on every wall, under lights and sometimes cases. I had little doubt

with the bottom of

few other guests were scattered throughout the room, with Terry standing in the center of the room. Servants, their downcast gazes in place,

closer. Nicholas holds tightly

approach.

gaze drifts down to my lips, and his eyes

lipstick.”

from his pocket and passes it over to me. I hesitate

dap at the