The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0322

Julian and I ran all the way to Nichola s’s room. I knocked on the door, but there was no

answer.

“Maybe he’s asleep,” I said.

“See if it’s locked,” Julian said.

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

Furniture had been shoved over. The carpet was torn to shreds, like wolf claws had sliced straight through. There were claw marks etched into the wall.

“He struggled,” Julian said, stepping into the center of the room. He paused, and turned to me. “Do you feel that?”

“Feel what?”

He lifted his head and looked around. “Magic.’

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Now that he mentioned it, now that I knew what to focus on, yes. I could feel it too, like a tingle in the back of my mind. Or my nose preparing for a sneeze.

“How could this happen?” I asked, wandering around the room. The claw marks seemed to lead toward a wall, like someone had been dragged there.

Nicholas. What have they done to you?

Then, distantly, muf fled through stone and wood, I heard a wolf howl.

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

But this one didn’t belong to me. It was Nicholas.

“Sh it,” Julian said. “He’s here. Somewhere. There has to be a passage.

bookcase.

I turned back to the wall, where a painting of a sailboat hung.

“There’s nothing there, Piper. Keep searching!”

Julian went for the

That didn’t seem right. Visually, I knew I should have been able to see the outlines of a passageway, especially if it had been recently used. But right now, my heart was pulling me

here.

seemed to whisper. This will lead

“Piper, stop wasting time!”

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hand and put it to the wall. It felt sturdy,

The

here, I

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

I pressed down.

There was a click.

just like that, a door swung open, revealing an opening right

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

don’t know,” I said

me aside so he could enter the passageway first. I followed him

a collar tight around his neck. One of the cages had been burst through, iron

tired, weakened somehow, in a way I

him,” Julian barked at me. “Remove that da

you going to

“Save my

brother.”

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seen Julian so angry. His eyes were wild with it. His hands shook,

an eye, fully

think to react, he barreled forward. He tackled into two of the men, pushing them away

the fray as well, dodging what I could. Julian had already turned around and

to my knees at Nichola s’s side. He inched forward, trying to place himself in

let me help

a hand.

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into

my

under my touch, shooting pain up arms. I gasped, but held on. If I could get him free, he would likely regain his strength. I

could just get

grabbed my shoulder and yanked me back. I released the collar to touch the offender’s wrist between my hands. Then I twisted,

eager to return

get to his side, someone tackled me, sending me sliding along the

horror as a wolf stepped closer

My whole heart shattered.

my wolf, a piece of me that had been so violently ripped away and given instead to my sister. Now, she was using

growing bruises from where I’d been shoved

me