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…”

not look at me again for a long moment. When he did, it was only for a second, before returning his gaze to Joyce, as he

on my thigh, back and forth. His fingers were moving gradually

hand right along with me, keeping it affixed to

had coaxed his hand between my thighs, undoubtedly wrinkling my dress. Though my dress was the very last of

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speared a piece of the meat and held his fork

taste.

felt overly intimate. It had even garnered the attention of several nearby candidates and the cameras. The candidates

akin to accepting his advances. If I rejected, it would be like a slap in the face. I might as well show myself out now for how much standing I would lose, being

the host.

the way disgust swirled within it,

leaned forward, closed my eyes, and accepted the bite of

good girl,” Terry said, and I wanted to spit the food in his face.

a glass shattered.

shot

had clutched his water glass so tightly it

by the display and made no attempts to hide it.

a glance at Julian, who nodded in return, Nicholas excused himself

glass shards and

one.

me. He leaned in and whispered,

a hand on

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

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