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?”

shrugged so casually, like it didn’t

do that?” I said, my own anger spi king. “You are trying to stir more

didn’t have

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

way, it’s more fun.”

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unnecessarily cruel,”

a harsh edge. “He deserves this and

again, I half-forgot where I was and what was happening. I so very much wanted to ask him for the truth of what happened between him, Nicholas, and

and I was ashamed

said. His hands were in tight fists, but

his voice, likely because he kept glancing at Elva asleep on

disapproved, and we’d be in the same terrible pit as before,” Julian said. He motioned toward me. “Piper agreed to

of eyes fall

said. “Were you asked? And

force me to do anything, but so few days ago, I had pushed him away, wanting to shield my heart. Now here I was, so casually

But nothing felt good

so as not to betray the quaking emotion within me.

he was the only man that I held so dearly in my heart. That Julian and I were

move. I had to

hands around my knees, holding on to keep from

Nicholas pressed. “You don’t have to do this, you know. No matter what Julian or

the people rebel. I wouldn’t let them tear this palace apart. Since I wielded influence, I would leverage

Nicholas frowned.

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But it really is the best plan to quell all this talk of

to

at me. His lifted

you want?

Nicholas to a corner of the room where we could speak privately,

truth now, Piper,” he said. He dropped his gaze to me. The green flickered dangerously in the golden depths. “Why are you doing