The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

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Terry slowly trailed his hand up the length of my thigh. He stopped at the meatiest point, just beneath my hip and squeezed.

I wanted to bolt from the table. I wanted to elbow him in the ribs or kick at his shins.

All I could actually do was sit very still and try not to draw attention from the cameras or the guests, while simultaneously trying to only get Julian to notice.

However, every time Julian glanced at me, his attention was immediately claimed again by Joyce sitting beside me. It was strange to hear him talk so much, especially when the topics. seemed to be entirely superfluous.

“Did you watch that television show the other night?” Joyce asked.

“I don’t watch a lot of TV,” Julian replied.

“It was such a good episode.”

Julian nodded, and glanced back at me.

I widened my eyes.

“Did you hear what happened to Aunt Ruby?” Joyce said.

Julian’s eyes went to Joyce again. “No, what?”

“She bought another dog.”

Julian huffed a laugh. “Don’t word it like that, then, Joyce. You made it sound like it was something serious.”

“A new dog is a serious commitment,” Joyce said.

“Yeah, but…”

me again for a long moment. When he did, it was only for a second, before returning his gaze to Joyce, as he brought up yet another point

Terry was rubbing his hand on my thigh, back and forth. His fingers were

from him, but he simply moved his hand right along with me, keeping it affixed to my leg like he had glued it there.

dress was the very last of my worries at the moment,

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this steak is to die for.” He speared a piece of the meat and held his fork out for

taste.

his fork felt overly intimate. It had even garnered the attention of several nearby candidates and the

a slap in the face. I might as well show myself

the host.

disgust swirled within it, violent and angry.

forward, closed my eyes, and accepted the bite of meat from

a good girl,” Terry said, and I wanted to spit the food in

a glass

eyes shot

it shattered. Blood dripped down from his

perhaps?” Terry was absolutely delighted by the display and made no attempts to hide it. “You

who nodded in return, Nicholas excused

cleared away the glass shards and replaced the broken cup with a

one.

at me. He leaned in and whispered,

placed a hand on

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away by his wrist, but that only made him grab me tighter. His fingers bit

felt trapped, a cornered animal with nowhere to go. No one was coming for the