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?

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

bidding up until a moment ago,” she

remove her scent. I’d use all the mouthwash in the kingdom to get the taste

now, so I had to settle for staining my floors

against the hold of the collar, I tensed all my muscles and shot

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hurt me, would you?” she teased. “Not when

nothing like

same face, you oaf. That had been

you

She tapped her finger against the side of her mouth as her smile grew. “Do you think Piper will

would never

sliced into the meat of her

innocuous part of the wall. There was nothing there, just

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

my private rooms. How long

men dressed in black came pouring

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

I

men started forward, coming closer. They lacked caution. I taught them with sharp tooth and claw that they should never

one of the members

Alpha,” Jane said, shoving one of the

but a

mned collar did limit some of my senses. I could fight off three or four at once, fifth added a challenge. One landed a solid blow to my jaw that

my arms and legs. A snapped against their hold, biting at anything I

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half-way state of shifting. My jaw was extended, my teeth sharp. But

positively gleeful

wolf. Jane huffed

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Chapter 0322

way to Nichola s’s

answer.

he’s asleep,” I

it’s

handle. The door opened at once, pushing inward. Together, Julian and I stumbled into the room. Then,

The carpet was torn to shreds, like wolf claws had sliced straight through. There were claw marks

struggled,” Julian said, stepping into the center of the room. He paused, and

“Feel what?”

his head and looked

that I knew what to focus on, yes. I could feel it too, like a tingle

marks seemed to lead toward

What have they done to

stone and wood, I heard a

wolf. I could feel it pull inside of

belong to

has to be a passage.” Julian went for

back to the wall, where a painting

there, Piper. Keep

outlines of a passageway, especially if it had been recently used.

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

“Piper, stop wasting time!”

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the wall. It felt sturdy,

was here, I was certain of

the pull of my heart lead the way. It compelled me to

I pressed down.

There was a click.

door swung open,

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

don’t know,”

could enter the passageway first. I

had been burst through, iron bars bent. He snapped wildly

tired, weakened somehow, in a

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

you going