The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0321

Nicholas

A late night knock rattled my door, rousing me from my sleep. I groaned, threw my arm over

my eyes, and turned over, ready to ignore it.

But then it came again, louder.

Sighing, I lowered my arm and checked my clock. Midnight.

Who could be trying to reach me now?

My heart immediately jumped into my throat. Piper.

Who else would visit me this late? Unannounced?

Perhaps she had changed her mind about pushing the distance between us. Maybe she wanted me to hold her again. Go d, I couldn’t wait to feel her in my arms once more.

In a rush, I threw back my blankets and hopped from my bed. At the door, I wasted no time in drawing it open.

When I saw Piper there, a sense of relief surged through me so fully, I nearly toppled over. My knees went weak. My heart thundered out of control.

“Piper,” I said.

At once, she pounced toward me, jumping straight into my willing arms. She wrapped her own arms around my neck, and h ooked her legs around my waist. Her mouth found mine, latching on for a passionate kiss.

She was being more aggressive than usual, demanding where usually she allowed me the lead. But who was I to deny her? Or to deny myself, when she was all that I ever wanted?

I could be malleable, if this was how she wanted me every now and then. Whatever kept her mouth on mine and her body pressed against me.

Go d, I had missed her so much, I had felt her seeped down into my very bones. Her name was carved along my ribs, I was certain. Her voice, her mouth, her body, everything about her was seared into my heart.

I couldn’t exist without my want of her, my love.

Which was why I felt so confused when my soul, which usually burned brightly in her

presence, felt more unsure than happy.

In the back of my mind, my wolf began to growl – not with its usual possessive intent, but with something darker… something warning…

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Piper’s hands slipped into the space between us. She was undressing herself.

“Whoa,” I said, breaking the kiss. “Slow down, Piper. It’s okay. I’m here, we’ve got all night.” Piper shook her head. “Want you,” she said, voice rough.

No, this felt like too big a difference from the last time I had seen her. Was that why my wolf was unhappy? We needed to make sure this was what she truly wanted, and she wasn’t just acting because she thought I wanted this.

“No. We need to talk first.” I tried to lower her down, but her legs wouldn’t release from around me. “Piper?”

I looked up at her, desperate to know her expression. What I saw there sent a violent shiver through me.

You stu pid as shole, I thought at myself, hating myself in that moment.

Piper – no, Jane – wrapped a collar around

—

my neck.

Knowing this wasn’t Piper, I dropped her and stumbled backwards. Jane landed on her feet like I had barely inconvenienced her. A sharp smirk quirked one corner of her mouth.

I tugged at the collar but it wouldn’t budge. “What is this?”

“Be a good little dog, and sit,” Jane said. Shame went through me. How could I ever think this vile woman with her sharp, vindictive voice could ever be my beautiful and kind Piper?

Jane’s command sent a zip of pain shooting through my body. I grit my teeth, not wanting to show weakness.

“Is this how you mean to play?” she asked. “You think you can fight one of the strongest anti -werewolf measures in the underground?”

A magical collar? Designed to debilitate a werewolf?

collar had chained him back, but we both fought against those binds. The collar was powerful magic, but we would not go down without a

seemed quite eager to do my bidding up until a moment

her scent. I’d use all the

do neither of those things now, so I

collar, I tensed all my muscles and

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would you?” she teased. “Not when I look

nothing like her!”

“We wear the same face, you oaf. That had been

you

smile grew. “Do you think Piper will be upset with that? She’s so fond of you. It would

me, an ever-burning flame. I would never let her get away

again. My hands, half claws now, sliced into the meat of her arm. She yelped as she dodged away before I could take

dog.” Cursing, she rushed to an innocuous part of the wall. There was nothing there, just a picture of a sailboat and some crown

door opened right there in that spot on the wall. I wouldn’t have believed it

hidden, even here, in my private rooms. How long had it

doorway, a score of men dressed in black came pouring out.

you have to, to make him complacent, but don’t

ta rd? I was

lacked caution. I taught them with sharp tooth and claw that they

is he shifting?” one of the members asked.

the men forward. “Don’t be such a godd amn

but a

my senses. I could fight off three or four at once, fifth added a challenge. One landed a solid blow to my jaw that unsteadied me. A

me, containing my arms and legs. A snapped

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a half-way state of shifting. My jaw was extended, my teeth sharp. But I couldn’t press all the

gleeful as she gazed

this?” I demanded, my voice raw, torn between man and wolf. Jane huffed a harsh laugh. “Why else? My sister loves you. And

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Chapter 0322

all the way to Nichola s’s

answer.

asleep,” I

if it’s locked,”

inward. Together, Julian and I stumbled into the room.

shreds, like wolf claws had sliced straight through. There were claw marks etched

said, stepping into the center of the room. He paused, and turned to me.

“Feel what?”

his head and looked

I knew what to focus on, yes. I could feel it too, like a tingle in the back of my mind. Or my

marks seemed to lead toward a

What have they done to

muf fled through stone and wood, I heard a wolf

that wolf. I could feel it pull inside of me much like my

didn’t belong to

here. Somewhere. There has to be a

back to the wall, where

nothing there,

to see the outlines of a passageway, especially if

is the way, it seemed to whisper. This will lead you

“Piper, stop wasting time!”

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hand and put it to the wall. It

I was certain of

closed my eyes, and let the pull of my heart lead the way. It

I pressed down.

There was a click.

door swung open, revealing

my side. Disbelief widened his features. “How

know,” I

go.” He nudged me aside so he could enter the passageway first. I followed him down, down a winding stairwell. It opened

neck. One of the cages had been burst through, iron bars bent.

somehow, in a way I had never seen

him,” Julian barked at me. “Remove that d amn

you going