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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didn’t have to grow

and the wolf are meshing

at the thought. “I will

grunted her agreement. Now that we’d found each other again, we would

get through this

worries than just my

end of the announcements,”

I was no the lowest ranking of the all the candidates. I couldn’t exactly blame the judges. I had disappeared halfway through the

you think I’ll be eliminated?” I

that

wanted to believe him, but if fair was fair, the bottom of the pack would be the first to go. My sole purpose

there were the protestors who considered

been served. Maybe the

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

them like that. But I also knew there would come a time when no amount of bluster would save me from what

a time would come when I would have to step to

the kingdom, I would have to give Nicholas up.

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of

He had to, since he

like this, where he 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 idealistic and hopeful. He looked forward and could see a future

in our years apart. He was still handsome as ever, if not more so. Occasionally, I would see the idealistic boy within him. Yet just as often, I saw

lived and breathed

Nicholas wore the crown,

disappear from him

watched him now, as the realization

protect me forever. But he

now,” he said.