The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0315

Nicholas

After leaving Piper’s room, I knew what I had to do. What I should have done from the start, as soon as I learned of Piper and Julian’s fake relationship.

I went to my father’s rooms and requested an audience. Nathan didn’t seem thrilled about it, but announced me all the same. The King generally had an opened-door policy with his sons, assuming no other matter was pressing, so I was welcomed inside.

The King was at the head of his long table, shuffling through some documents I didn’t recognize. At a glance, they appeared to be reports from our border patrols. More unrest in the North?

My father lowered the documents as I approached. He did not address them. Instead, he kept his gaze on me.

“Something’s bothering you,” he said.

My father appreciated straight-forwardness, so I dove in without preamble. “Piper should not need to be in a relationship with Julian.”

The King sighed. “I knew you would disapprove. But you must understand that their relationship is of vital importance to our public relations.”

“Find a different way to improve it,” I said firmly. “Something that doesn’t involve Piper.”

“Using Piper is the easiest way.

“I don’t care about easy,” I said. “I don’t want her involved in this.”

“She’s already involved, Nicholas. Her entire presence here at the competition has only ever been to improve our image with the common people.” The King rubbed his temple. He seemed bored with this discussion, which irked me to no end.

He didn’t care about Piper. Maybe he didn’t care about any of the commoners. He only seemed invested in optics.

“Piper is a tool in our repertoire. One we need to properly utilize,” he said.

“She is not a tool. She is a person.”

The King sighed. He wasn’t listening, not really. If I didn’t turn this conversation around, he’d likely just dismiss me without a resolution.

could tell he wasn’t going to change his mind on this. Piper was in the thick of it here, and I wouldn’t be able to convince him to let her out

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I could offer a

be the one to date her,” I said. “If she has to be with one of us,

King said flatly. I opened my mouth to argue, but he beat me to it. “We all expect that you will be the

won’t be a

smacked his hand down on the table. “Do not think for one minute that I have forgotten your antics at the last elimination ceremony. Already there is talk of what is going on between you and Piper. But let me make one thing very

and simmering since. I knew he didn’t hate me. He didn’t hate Julian either. But his

even Julian. When the time is right, and it will no longer reflect badly on us, they will go their separate ways. And a public breakup with Julian would

if you would hear me

this matter,” the King said. “If you stay, I expect

I closed my mouth.

King sighed. “Do not let this trouble you overmuch, son. When the competition

forward. I didn’t want to move any direction that would

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Chapter 0316

was useless. Once he set his mind to

the only thing I could

soon as I opened the door, Julian stumbled away from

He had clearly been eavesdropping. I would have called him out right away, but I didn’t want father to overhear. So I stepped

eavesdropped… slightly,” Julian said, waving one

is, if it’s the King you’re eavesdropping

not, if you are

He exhaled long

you aren’t in the mood for

have a conversation without them?” I

heart like I had hurt him. “Honestly, brother, it’s not you I’m worried about, anyway. It’s our

“What about her?”

erupt within me.