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.”

me a hand to help me up

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reaction I would

fingers twitched

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

couldn’t think, I

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

Night met me at the tree line. Silver chuffed at me

pressed to mine,

a pack, the three of us

if they genuinely saw me as pack, and pack

I

the moon was so big and bright. I stopped and I howled. Silver and Night joined me. In the distance, heard more. One of them sounded like Nicholas. He sounded

Lonely.

ached, and I pushed

me to stop. We’d run very far already, but I wasn’t ready to quit.

and I ran, until the moon rounded overhead and disappeared behind

off my mind and succumbed

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

was one with nature. It would protect me.

when I lost sight

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

it.

had purposefully avoided

though, I could no longer escape the worries that meant to catch

Julian, in his sleek wolf, jumped in front of me. He sniffed

usual smirk was missing. Instead, he looked pissed at hell. “Do you have any idea

head a little. I was still in

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

Elva and Nicholas…?

one I had

it