The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0449

“Nicholas? Who is it?” came a voice from within Nicholas’s room. A female voice. One I recognized.

Bridget.

My stomach shot into my throat so quickly, I thought I might be sick.

Suddenly, before I could even think to react, the door opened, and Bridget was standing there. Nicholas was behind her, hand on the door like he had tried to stop her, but she dipped under his arm.

“Oh. Piper! What a surprise! What are you doing so late?” Bridget’s tone was friendly enough, but there was a sharpness in her eyes that I was learning only appeared when she was particularly irritated. She must have been tired, as well, to let it show through so obviously.

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“I… uh…” I hadn’t been expecting to run into Bridget or anyone other than Nicholas tonight, so I didn’t have an excuse prepared. I wracked my brain. “I just wanted to… congratulate Nicholas… on his performance tonight.”

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The lie was weak, and I hated saying it. What did I even need an excuse for? Bridget was the one who needed an excuse!

why you are here so

that’s easy,” Bridget said. “Nicholas and I were just talking about the

gently. There was a

know,” Bridget told him. “Or did you mean to keep it a secret longer?” Then she looked at me and winked. “You won’t tell

myself away. But I was not a good

from my face.

competition will go on as before. No one will know

some of his Alpha

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+15 BONUS

it was because of the Alpha command. It was more likely because of the complete one–two punch of her words.

that Nicholas was on board, and that I

words stabbed into me like a sharp object between

heart.

stared back at me, a hard expression in his eyes. Typically, I could read Nicholas, at least enough to have some base

the forest green flecks