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?

control me,” I growled. My wolf itched under the surface of my skin. The collar had chained him back, but we both fought against those binds. The collar was powerful magic, but we would not go down without

quite eager to do my bidding up until a moment ago,” she said,

to remove her scent. I’d

things now, so I had to settle for staining

tensed all my muscles and shot forward. She was quick and darted out of

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wouldn’t hurt me, would you?” she teased. “Not

nothing like

her chin. “We wear the same face, you oaf.

you

me.” She tapped her finger against the side of her mouth as her smile grew. “Do you think Piper will be upset with that? She’s so fond of you. It would

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

My hands, half claws now, sliced into the meat of her arm. She yelped as she

wall. There was nothing there,

in that spot on the wall. I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it. There hadn’t been any creases

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

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

him up if you have to, to make him complacent, but don’t kill him. Hawk wants the bas t

I was

with sharp tooth and claw

one of the

Jane said, shoving one of the men forward. “Don’t be such

but a

senses. I could fight off three or four at once, fifth added

on top of me, containing my arms and legs.

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of shifting. My jaw was extended, my teeth sharp. But I couldn’t press

stepped closer. She seemed positively gleeful as she gazed down at

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

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Chapter 0322

all the way to Nichola s’s

answer.

he’s asleep,”

it’s

once, pushing inward. Together, Julian and

shreds, like wolf claws had

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

“Feel what?”

his head

on, yes. I could feel it too, like a tingle in the back of my mind. Or my nose preparing for

around the room. The claw marks seemed to lead toward a wall,

they done

muf fled through stone and wood, I heard a wolf

pull inside of me much like my

this one didn’t belong to

“He’s here. Somewhere. There has to

where a painting of a

there, Piper. Keep

to see the outlines of a passageway, especially if it had been

to whisper. This

“Piper, stop wasting time!”

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lifted my hand and put it to the wall. It felt sturdy, but under that

here, I was certain of

closed my eyes, and let the pull of my heart lead the way. It compelled me to lift a hand. My fingers brushed against the

I pressed down.

There was a click.

like that, a door swung open, revealing an opening right in front of

to my side. Disbelief widened his features. “How did you

know,” I said

go.” He nudged me aside so he could enter the passageway first. I followed him down, down

his neck. One of the cages had been burst through, iron bars bent. He snapped wildly

seemed tired, weakened somehow, in a way I had never seen him

to him,” Julian barked at

you