The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 283

Chapter 0283

The ferocity of Nichola s’s protection of me gave me more comfort that it probably should have. I certainly didn’t want Nicholas to kill anyone, but knowing that he would go to any limits in order to keep me safe helped me feel truly cared for.

Still, I decided to move beyond that topic, for fear the anger would root in him and cause him to seek out vengeance for me.

“Susie wasn’t at breakfast,” I said. “I’m worried about her, so I’m going to check on her. Would you like to join me?”

Nicholas softened somewhat at the subject change. “Susie’s okay. She probably just wants to

rest.”

“She won’t mind me checking on her.”

“I think you probably shouldn’t,” Nicholas said.

“Why not?”

He pressed his lips hard together and would not answer.

Odd. Was he hiding something?

“I’m worried. I’ll only stay a minute,” I said. “When I see she’s okay, then I’ll leave.”

I understood Susie liked her alone time, especially after events where she was forced to be so social. So I knew she might not want me to stay for a long time. But surely she wouldn’t mind. me checking on her. After all, she often did the same for me.

Nicholas didn’t argue further, so I continued walking down the hallway towards Susie’s room. Nicholas fell in step beside me.

At Susie’s door, I knocked lightly. I waited a moment, but there was no reply.

Did she leave? I should check.

Slowly, I turned the kn ob and pushed open the door.

Susie was indeed in her room, and she wasn’t alone.

her pulled tightly against

in it, they didn’t

a moment, I’m stunned speechless. I knew they had been flirting and

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progressed this far.

began to unzip Susie’s

hand on my shoulder and guided me from the room.

stop from blushing at what I had

small bit of joy filled me. Good for them, for finding happiness with each other. For stealing precious moments to bind

also felt jealous. I hated this side of me. It

had been a moment stolen by

said to Nicholas in the hallway. “Susie is fine. More than

and Susie.” Fresh guilt washed through me. I shouldn’t feel jealous. Susie had a terrible night

she had Mark to

He must have seen the change in

could have been worse, I know that. But… I feel like so many things are

wrapped my arms around myself. Nicholas

“Which things?”

didn’t hate the thought of surrendering control, but it could only be with a man of my own choosing, one I trusted about all others. A man like Nicholas. The last

returned to the here and now,

near my cheek, hovering just over my skin. But he didn’t touch me. After everything I’d been through,

didn’t have to. He was the man I implicitly

with my own, and brought his palm

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memory and desire he tainted in you with a brand new, much

hand and placed a kiss onto

desire?” I

“Yes.” No hesitation.

heart melted a little. My affection for

time.

wouldn’t mind a kiss?”

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