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!

you are here so late?” I asked.

I were just talking about the nuances of our

There was a growl in his

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

idea what to say. To have too big of a reaction would be to give myself away. But I was not a good actress. I didn’t know how to properly

from my face.

dear, don’t worry,” Bridget said. “The competition will go on as before.

of his

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stop speaking. I doubted it was because of the Alpha command. It was more likely because of the complete one–two punch of her words. What was there left to say that

brief sentences, she’d indicated she was going to be the one to become Luna, that Nicholas was on board, and that I would be strung along the rest of the competition and

like a sharp object between my ribs, tearing at my

heart.

Nicholas, hoping he would deny her declarations. He stared back at me, a hard expression in his eyes. Typically, I could read Nicholas, at least enough to have some base idea what he was thinking. Now, though, he

a wall. Even the forest green flecks