The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0312

“What the hell is going on in here?” Nicholas asked. “Julian?”

I was too stunned to speak, but when I looked over to Julian, I saw that he was smirking.

Nicholas turned his rage on the producers. “Why are you filming this?”

The producer jumped, then bowed much lower than was necessary. “It was approved by the crown, Your Royal Highness. The King himself commanded us!”

“Retract your claws before you hurt someone,” Julian said casually as he rose to his feet. This isn’t their fault.”

”

Nicholas reared back to him. “Then explain it to me, brother. And while you are giving that explanation, you can explain why you felt it necessary to summon me to witness this.” The way he say this, with such open disgust, made me want to crawl into a hole.

“Our parents thought we should utilize Piper’s popularity for the benefit of the whole,” Julian said. “Because nothing says, we’re worthy of being liked by commoners, than having one of those commoners make out with a prince.”

“A prince,” Nicholas said. “Why did it have to be you?”

I felt like Nicholas too easily accepted Julian’s explanation of why we were being filmed kissing, and jumped straight to why not me?

“Nicholas,” I said.

When he saw me, he seemed to remember the other things too. “Piper shouldn’t need to do this with anyone.”

“Tell that to Dad,” Julian said. “Or better yet, how about those protesters outside? I bet

they’d love to hear from you.”

Nicholas glowered. He frowned so deeply, I thought steam might come out of his ears. He turned to the producers again. “I want to see the footage. Whatever you do, you cannot use

that kiss.”

To Julian, I hissed, “Did you really summon him here?”

so casually, like it didn’t

I said, my own anger

have

lifted a brow. “You think he wouldn’t have seen it on TV? Trust me, Piper. He was

way, it’s more fun.”

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cruel,”

took on a harsh edge. “He deserves this and more for stealing Bridget from

me pause and ebbed some of my anger. When I opened my mouth again, I half-forgot where I was and

before I could, and I was ashamed

a terrible plan,” Nicholas said. His hands were in tight

Elva asleep on the chair. “If someone had

have disapproved, and we’d be in the same terrible pit as before,” Julian said. He motioned toward me. “Piper agreed to all this. I didn’t just

pairs of eyes

you asked? And you

didn’t want anyone to force me to do anything, but so few days ago, I had pushed

sound. But nothing felt good enough now, facing with the reality of

as not to betray the

was the only man that I held so dearly in my

move. I had to sit

knees, holding on to keep

“You don’t have to do this, you know. No matter what Julian or my father said to

lie. I had to do this, to protect Nicholas himself. I wouldn’t let the people rebel. I wouldn’t let

Nicholas frowned.

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lie. “We’re getting there. But it really is the best plan to quell all this talk of rebellion. Come on,

to Piper alone,” Nicholas

at me. His lifted brow seemed to

you want?

to a corner of the room where we could speak privately, while still keeping an

He dropped his gaze to me. The green flickered dangerously in the golden depths. “Why are you doing