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

would you do that?” I said, my own anger spi

have to know

think he wouldn’t have seen it on TV? Trust me, Piper. He was always

way, it’s more fun.”

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unnecessarily cruel,”

took on a harsh edge. “He deserves this and

mouth 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

could, and I was

terrible plan,” Nicholas said. His hands were in tight fists, but the rage

at Elva asleep on the

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

eyes fall

you asked?

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

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

Nicholas,” I said. I tried to keep my voice steady, so as not to betray the quaking emotion within me.

in my kisses until he knew that he was the only man that I held

I had to sit very

knees, holding on to keep from

do this, you know. No matter what Julian or my father said to

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

Nicholas frowned.

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all this talk of rebellion. Come on, Nicholas. You know it’s true. Like this, we win the hearts of the people, and

want to talk to

His lifted brow seemed to say, Well?

you want?

of the room where

his gaze to me. The green flickered dangerously in the golden