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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have to

at it,” Nicholas said. “Veronica told us that you and the wolf are meshing well. She said this is a compatible match. You just

thought. “I will never give up my wolf

that we’d found each other again, we would be together for

through this

more worries than just my own inner

the announcements,” I said. “The

ranking of the all the

you think I’ll be

let that happen,” Nicholas

believe him, but if 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.

were the protestors who considered

my purpose here had been served. Maybe the King would want me

by the shoulders. He dipped his head until he met my gaze, then

not worry about the elimination,” Nicholas said in his most serious, earnest voice. The one that left no room for argument. “Julian

him. I knew he meant the words, to have said them like that. But I also knew there would come a time when no amount of

meant to be a Queen, despite how much my wolf argued with me. Eventually, a time would come when I would have to step to the side to let the true Luna

would have to

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way of him finding

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

of the boy from years ago that I had fallen so deeply in love with. So idealistic and hopeful. He looked forward and

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 his

nothing selfishly. He lived and breathed for the sake

Nicholas wore the crown,

I would disappear from him

him now, as the realization came over his face,

earnest and true, wanted to protect

a wolf now,” he said. “If