The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0282

Her threat made me go silent. I wasn’t flirting with Terry. He was flirting with me. But maybe that was still enough to be held against me.

“You seduced my brother,” the Luna said, “And you will not get away with it.” An angry flame burned in her eyes. Her usually demure expression was filled with disgust.

I didn’t want to have this conversation with Elva listening.

“Your Majesty,” I said, rising from my chair. “If we could please have this conversation in the hallway, or somewhere else more private…”

“Why?” the Queen said, narrowing her gaze. “Are you afraid of the other candidates learning you are a loose woman?”

“I’m not

“A sl ut who tempts men,” the Queen said, voice full of malice.

I glanced at Elva. She tilted her head.

I hurried toward the Queen. “Please, your Majesty. Not in front of my daughter.”

“If you wanted to protect her, you should have done more to protect your own character. The child should know the truth about her mother.”

“But it’s not the truth.” I lowered my voice, so only she could hear. “Terry assaulted me. He tried to -”

You are on

“Lies,” she said fiercely. slandering him to protect yourself. You may have my bighearted sons fooled, but I see you clearly, Piper. You seduced Terry, just to lure him into a compromising position before playing the victim. You think this will earn you favor with my sons.”

I shook my head. “If you would hear me out – – ”

“I protect my family from vultures and snakes,” the Queen said, venom dripping from the words.

“I am neither of those things,” I said.

“Then apologize,” she said.

I blinked, surprised. “What?”

a formal apology to Terry, accept responsibility for your actions, and perhaps we can move beyond

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thickly. “And

judgement for breaking the contest rules,” the

thought of standing before my attempted rapist, to apologize to him, made

vile and repulsive. What he had done to me was so terrible and inexcusable, that I was still struggling to process it had even

to take the

do that,”

frowned. “Then you better

or excuses or pleas. She turned on her heel and left the

looked at me. “The Queen seems

“She does,” I agreed.

in trouble?” Elva asked. Her eyes were wide with

now, seeing how this situation had brought worry onto my daughter, I found

top of her

she didn’t seem

Luna wanted me gone, I didn’t know how I would be able to convince everyone else that I should stay. Her word

had no other means of comforting her. So I let her return to her breakfast,

check on her, I was spotted by Nicholas at the

absolutely certain if he was seeking me out now, it was only to apologize for being uncomfortable with me staying in his bed. He

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had held me so tenderly

for more rejection, I started walking quickly. Unfortunately, his stride was bigger than mine, with

“Piper!”

stopping me. He came around to

see me?”

looked away from him. “I wasn’t paying attention.” It was

“I just wanted to make sure you are alright. When I returned to

keep the. bitterness out of my tone. I had no idea how successful I was at it.

and inexplicitly, despair. “No, Piper. You can’t think I purposefully left

a brow.

decided to speak with my parents at once, to present them the evidence about Terry. I showed them the letter and the footage of him being inappropriate to you and Susie. I thought the sooner they knew the truth, the sooner

of relief spread through me. It didn’t last long, however,