The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0403

“I heard he had dated another person after he was with me,” she said. “Back then, he had a little more freedom so I suppose anything is possible.”

That wasn’t a compliment, but then, her entire demeanor had seemed to shift now that we were alone. Her smile had an edge. Her voice was curter. This felt less like the cute actress persona she had at the ready for the rest of the world, and more like this might be her true self.

“I wouldn’t have believed it if Nicholas hadn’t confirmed himself to me these past few days,” Bridget said.

I felt a hint of pride. Nicholas didn’t talk about Bridget, but he did, it seemed, talk about me.

“We had a very happy relationship together while we were at the Academy,” I said. “He is the kindest man I’ve ever known and he treated me with such respect and passion…” All of it was true, but I may have been talking it up a bit more than necessary, out of my jealousy.

“You had no idea who he was. Is that right?” she asked.

“He was Nicholas.”

“But you didn’t know he was a prince.”

“No. He didn’t tell me that.”

She smiled a bit as she tilted her head. “A shame that he thought to keep so many secrets from you. When I knew him, he prided himself so much on his honesty.”

“He is still an honest, stalwart kind of man,” I said, a little annoyed at her implication otherwise.

“Maybe he is now, after your split. But you must admit that the man kept secrets from you. His lineage, for one. His closeness to me, for another.”

Unfortunately, she was right. I did have to admit that. Even though I hated to.

“He had his reasons,” she said.

“I’m sure.” Bridget tilted her head, her movie star smile slipped back into place. “I suppose I have nothing to worry about then.”

I didn’t like the way she said that. Like she was crossing me off as a threat, just like she did everyone else. Maybe she truly did not know how Nicholas and I had

just this morning. His scent was

maybe she was so confident that she

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harder to fake all the sudden. Bridget didn’t seem to care one way or the

the girls here don’t seem to like me. It can feel a bit… isolating. I’m sure you understand,”

but I didn’t like the way she was saying it, suggesting so easily that I was obviously an outcast

I looked under my initial irritation. Yes, she was right. I did understand how isolating it could feel to believe none of the other girls liked you. To

a universal experience. Money and fame didn’t matter if no one near you treated you

but… potential love interests weren’t exactly

seemed so da mned earnest. G od, she

feel alone, not even someone I viewed so thoroughly as

would be lucky to be your friend, Bridget,” Julian

the room.

as if Julian’s flirtation has filled up some kind of energy gauge

You are too

farther into the room, moving right up to her. He was laying the charm on

to put the blinders on him. He didn’t once look at me. He didn’t acknowledge me at all. His entire focus was affixed to Bridget like she

all. What was it with these princes? Bridget comes back and they

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his arm. “It

Julian, you charmer,” she laughed again. “Do any girls ever

It looked painful, frankly, though it was still attractive on his handsome

that she did,

still had so many questions about that circumstance, and not really anyway to find answers. I wondered if the cook Charlotte talked about would know? The

to help Julian, but it would be wrong to pry into his life more than

For now, at least.

finally left the foyer. I was headed back to