The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

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I couldn’t believe that. Nothing from the time I had been with Nicholas to what I had experienced knowing him now indicated to me that he only cared about himself.

He helped out regularly at an orphanage. He turned the other way to Mark and Susie’s romance. He spent time with Elva. He was so protective of me, always looking out for me.

None of these were indicative of a selfish man.

Julian seemed absolutely convinced however. “I can tell from your face that you don’t believe me. But doesn’t this action prove it to you? Nicholas was trying to steal the glory here. That’s why he went behind my back.”

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“That’s not true,” I said. “He only wanted to tell the King as soon as he could, to bring down. Terry as quickly as possible.”

Julian huffed. “He has you fooled, then.”

“Julian. Don’t you think you are being too hard on Nicholas?” I could sympathize with Julian. I knew being excluded had hurt him, and it was exceedingly shortsighted of Nicholas, if nothing else, as Julian held some of the evidence that the King needed to help make his

decision.

was also forthright. He plunged ahead, sometimes without the many calculations that Julian would make. But he did so with the best

the past as well,” Nicholas said.

“Julian…”

moment where I could have shone, could have made something of myself, he stole the

used to wearing. I was starting to be able to see through it, to the more

glory. I also didn’t doubt that Nicholas had claimed

just a lost boy who never had enough attention. growing up?

Nicholas

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had hoped to gain from his interrogation of me. He had clearly come into the meeting with his own ideas of

exactly why Nicholas should have included me in his earlier confrontation with our parents,” Julian said. “If I had presented that ring sooner, father might have been decent enough

I looked down, embarrassed.

contribute,” Julian said. “He resented that I was assigned with the task of tracking down the

clearly still angry about