The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0388

Nicholas, for his part, only looked more concerned. He wasn’t alarmed. He wasn’t even startled. He just watched me closely.

“Talk to me, Piper,” he said. “I can’t understand your growls yet.”

I tried to bite back my growl, but I couldn’t manage. It erupted, curling around my words even as I attempted to speak. “Jealous.”

That was all Nicholas needed to hear. His concern ebbed somewhat. “Yeah. I know how that feels too.”

“Like this?” I asked.

He nodded. “It’s practically overwhelming.”

“How…?” I started, failed, tried again. “How do you manage?”

“I’ve broken five or six punching bags,” Nicholas said, smiling a little. “Exercise is good for it. If you wear down your energy, you have less to spend on anger.”

I sighed, trying to reclaim myself. I was in no mood to jog, but… with our recent exertion, I was feeling a bit tired. I urged my inner wolf to rest.

“You okay now?” Nicholas asked.

My body felt more relaxed. On top of me, Nicholas must have noticed.

“It’s difficult to control my emotions,” I said. “I’m sorry.”

“Don’t apologize.”

“I hate it,” I said, only that wasn’t true. Feeling everything amplified was fine when we were being intimate. So I corrected, “I hate feeling this jealousy.” I blinked back frustrated tears. “I wish we could just be together.”

Nicholas’s face crumpled a little. He looked down and away, hiding himself from me. “I would give up just about anything for you Piper.”

Just about anything wasn’t the same as anything.

I knew the one thing he would never be able to give up: the crown. And that was the one thing keeping us apart.

A growl elicited from my throat again. “Maybe I should go for a run.”

he stood, he offered me a hand to help me up from the couch, but I ignored it. I was afraid to

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of reaction I

My fingers twitched

but… if we didn’t get out of here, I would scream. I needed to push

I couldn’t think, I

door. I headed toward the back courtyard. I was barely out the door before I

me at the tree line.

pressed to mine,

in agreement. Then, as a pack, the three of

didn’t know if they stuck to me like glue because Nicholas had asked them to look out for me, or if they genuinely saw me as pack, and pack stayed together. Maybe

I

I stopped and I howled. Silver and Night joined me. In the distance, heard more. One of

Lonely.

heart ached, and I pushed

already, but I wasn’t ready to quit.

I ran, until the moon rounded overhead and disappeared behind me. Then, I continued to run,

some point, I totally shut off my mind and

was better like this. I didn’t have to worry about kingdom politics or fears. I didn’t have to think about how

protect me.

lost sight of Night

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my legs eventually gave out and I collapsed in a clearing. I purposefully hadn’t ventured overly far. Knowing there was danger lurking

it.

avoided running into other people and

I could no longer escape the worries

sleek wolf, jumped in front of me. He sniffed at

looked

I was still in wolf form and couldn’t

the sky. “Two days, Piper. Two

Elva and Nicholas…?

howl, very similar to the one I had heard in the night that sounded so lonely. This one sounded

it was