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.”

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

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kind of reaction I

nerves twitched. My fingers twitched with

I were tired from the sex, but… if we didn’t get out of here,

couldn’t think, I

goodbye to Nicholas. Instead, I pushed past him and walked out the door. I headed toward the back courtyard. I was barely out the door

Night met me at the tree line.

mind pressed to

a pack, the three of us

if they stuck to me like glue because Nicholas had asked them to look out for me, or if they genuinely

I

the moon was so big and bright. I stopped and

Lonely.

ached, and

run very far already, but I wasn’t ready

disappeared behind me.

totally shut off my mind and succumbed entirely to

kingdom politics or fears. I didn’t have to think about how my mate would soon

would protect me. The troubles of humans

when I lost sight of

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clearing. I purposefully hadn’t ventured overly far. Knowing there was danger lurking in every direction outside

it.

avoided running

longer escape the worries that

in front of me. He sniffed

he looked pissed at hell. “Do you have any

a little. I was still in

pointed at the sky. “Two days, Piper. Two full days. Elva

Elva and Nicholas…?

one I had heard in

it was