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

I said, my own anger spi king. “You are trying to stir

Nicholas. He didn’t have

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

way, it’s more fun.”

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unnecessarily cruel,” I

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

again, I half-forgot where I was and what was happening. I so very much wanted

could, and I was ashamed and grateful at

hands were in tight fists,

because he kept glancing at Elva asleep on the chair. “If someone had come

motioned

eyes fall

said. “Were you asked? And you

want anyone to force me to do anything, but so few days ago,

sound. But nothing felt

voice steady, so as not to betray the quaking emotion within me.

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

couldn’t move. I had to sit

my hands around my knees, holding on

with this?” Nicholas pressed. “You don’t have to do this, you know. No

I had to do this, to protect Nicholas himself. 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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it really is the best plan to quell all this talk of rebellion. Come on,

to Piper alone,”

me. His lifted brow

you want?

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

can tell me the truth now, Piper,” he said. He dropped his gaze to me. The green flickered dangerously in