The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0393

After the announcements were completed, I stayed behind to privately speak to Nicholas. When the other girls cleared the room, I said, “Thank you for the rescue.”

“It seemed the other girls were ready to fight for you,” Nicholas said.

“They were,” I agreed. “But so was my wolf.”

His face suddenly became more guarded. “Oh.”

“Your entrance was timely.”

“I’m glad then,” he said. Then he cleared his throat. That was odd. So too was his inability to look me in the eye.

“Nick?”

“I may or may not have been keeping tabs on you. Just to make sure you are okay.”

“Which is it?” I asked. “May or may not.”

He cleared his throat again. “May.”

Maybe I should have been upset that he was tailing me around. Instead, I just felt relieved. I had nearly lost myself, after all. I would have hated to hurt Jessica. She simply cared about Joyce. That shouldn’t have been a crime punished with a black eye. Or worse.

Nicholas watched me with a careful eye. “Are you okay?”

“I don’t know,” J admitted. “It feels like me and my wolf are at war with each other over control of my body. I know it’s not on purpose. We aren’t enemies. We just aren’t used to each other. I also suspect that Jane kept her on a shorter leash. Miracle doesn’t know what to do with the freedom I give her.”

Nicholas nodded. “Hopefully you will learn to coexist sooner rather than later.”

“We’ve both changed since we were last together,” I said. It was difficult to explain. It was like seeing a friend after a long time apart. We needed time to reconnect. Once we did, I was sure we would fall together like we had never been separated. But first we had to make it through that learning curve.

“I wouldn’t say you’ve changed all that much,” Nicholas said. He gave me his rakish smile, the one he often used when we were young and in love. He was being cute, but he had changed also. We’d all grown since then.

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we didn’t have to grow

wolf are meshing well. She said this

“I will never give up my

found each other again, we would be together

get through

I had more worries than just my

end of the announcements,” I said.

remained that I was no the lowest ranking of the all the candidates. I couldn’t exactly blame

think I’ll

that happen,”

fair was fair, the bottom of the pack would be the first to go. My sole purpose here was for public image, but even that was under fire. Joyce’s comments surely didn’t

protestors who considered me a

been served. Maybe the King would

once, Nicholas clutched me by the shoulders. He dipped his head until he met my gaze, then held it prisoner with his

most serious, earnest voice. The one that left no room for argument. “Julian and I are in your corner every

words, to have said them like that. But I also

I was not meant to be a Queen, despite how much my wolf argued with me. Eventually, a time would come when I would have

I would have to give

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in the way of

had to, since he had openly acknowledged he would never give

let his heart take the lead, he reminded me so much of the boy from years ago that I had fallen so deeply in love with. So

handsome as ever, if not more so. Occasionally, I would see the idealistic boy within him. Yet just as

lived and breathed for the sake

the crown, he would do the

disappear from him

realization came

wanted to protect me forever. But he knew he

have a wolf now,” he said. “If I